A new meta-analysis shows coronary CT angiography is associated with fewer subsequent MIs than standard functional stress testing but at the cost of more downstream invasive procedures.

The NICE recommendations prioritize the use of CT angiography as a first-line test for patients with typical and atypical chest pain symptoms.

Washington, DC—Providing higher sensitivity and positive predictive value, coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) also provides rapid discharge at less expense than exercise treadmill testing ...

CT angiography appears better at predicting future risk for patients with chest pain Ability to reveal nonobstructive coronary artery disease identifies at-risk patients missed by functional ...

Nov. 20 -- THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to standard emergency room triage, CT angiography is quicker, more accurate and much less expensive for screening patients with chest pain ...

While the inaugural chest pain guidance received praise for its support of coronary CT angiography, clarified definitions for chest pain and distilled clinical decision-making pathways, it also ...

The ROMICAT-II trial shows that CT coronary angiography is safe and fast for the exclusion of clinically significant obstructive coronary artery disease in low-risk patients with acute chest pain ...

Giving CT angiogram scans to emergency room patients with chest pain could speed up heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found. Read more.

For people with stable chest pain and an intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), an initial CT strategy fared similarly to invasive coronary angiography (ICA ...

A total of 16 sites participated in the ACCURACY study, enrolling 232 patients with typical or atypical chest pain. All patients underwent invasive quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and 64 ...

In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of CAD, risk for major adverse CV events was similar after CT or invasive coronary angiography, with fewer procedure-related ...

When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually involve catheter angiography to evaluate the adequacy of blood supply to the heart. Researchers have now established that, in ...