Why the study?
Does CT angiography improve the evaluation of indeterminate chest pain in the emergency department compared to conventional evaluation?
Population
Patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department
Comparison
CT angiography and other noninvasive imaging… vs Conventional evaluation consisting of history…
Design
Review
Authors
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May support CT angiography for inconclusive ED chest pain; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Does CT angiography improve the evaluation of indeterminate chest pain in the emergency department compared to conventional evaluation?
CT angiography may be a valuable noninvasive imaging option for assessing indeterminate chest pain in the emergency department when conventional evaluation is inconclusive.
Charles S. White (2007) studied this question.
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