Background Rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinics are designed to expedite cardiac assessment, but current pathways cause ...

It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is more effective than standard evaluation in the emergency department in patients with symptoms ...

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The majority of patients scheduled to undergo valve surgery are assessed for obstructive coronary artery disease (which can compromise outcome) using conventional coronary angiography (CCA); however, ...

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) ...

We conducted a multicenter study to examine the accuracy of 64-row, 0.5-mm multidetector CT angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery ...

Conventional coronary angiography (C-CA) is currently the best available test for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), but is an invasive and expensive procedure. In recent years, ...

A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending, according to an observational ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...

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 certain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quality of life and angina burden were similar after CT or invasive angiography for CAD diagnosis. Women ...