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September 15, 2001European Heart JournalOpen Access

Prevalence and clinical significance of accidental findings in electron-beam tomographic scans for coronary artery calcification

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Population

1812 consecutive patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PHPeter HunoldGoethe University Frankfurt

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Implication

Incidental non-coronary findings on calcium scoring CT may prompt further evaluation; leaves open net clinical benefit and optimal reporting protocols.

Structured PICO

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Population
1812 consecutive patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
I
Intervention
Electron-beam tomographic (EBT) scans for evaluation of coronary artery calcification (32% also received i.v. contrast for non-invasive coronary angiography)
O
Outcome
Prevalence, and diagnostic and therapeutic consequences, of accidental findings

Accidental non-coronary pathology is found in over half of patients undergoing EBT for coronary calcium scoring, frequently requiring further diagnostic or therapeutic action.

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Peter Hunold (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a703b301556b380a226eaebhttps://doi.org/10.1053/euhj.2000.2586

Topics

CardiomyopathyCoronary CT angiography
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