Why the study?
Does a 'triple rule-out' coronary CT angiography protocol safely identify low-to-moderate risk ED patients with suspected ACS who can be discharged without adverse outcomes at 30 days?
Population
197 low-to-moderate risk emergency department patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support discharge after negative triple rule-out CTA in low-risk ED patients; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does a 'triple rule-out' coronary CT angiography protocol safely identify low-to-moderate risk ED patients with suspected ACS who can be discharged without adverse outcomes at 30 days?
A triple rule-out coronary CT angiography protocol in low-to-moderate risk ED patients with suspected ACS safely precludes additional diagnostic testing in the majority of patients with no adverse outcomes at 30 days.
Takakuwa et al. (2008) studied this question.
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