Why the study?
Does coronary artery calcification burden affect the efficiency, cost, and diagnostic yield of coronary CTA in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome?
Population
1,234 patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary CTA, mean age 51±8.8 years.
Comparison
Coronary CTA with stratification by Coronary… vs Patients without CAC or comparison across…
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In patients with acute chest pain undergoing coronary CTA, high coronary artery calcification is associated with increased downstream testing and costs, but yields highly appropriate testing and cost-efficient diagnosis of ACS.
Does coronary artery calcification burden affect the efficiency, cost, and diagnostic yield of coronary CTA in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome?
In patients with acute chest pain undergoing coronary CTA, high coronary artery calcification is associated with increased downstream testing and costs, but yields highly appropriate testing and cost-efficient diagnosis of ACS.
Bittner et al. (2017) studied this question.
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