Is there a role for CT coronary angiography in patients with symptomatic angina? Effect of coronary calcium score on identification of stenosis
Open Access
- 1 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
- Vol. 25 (8), 847-854
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-009-9485-7
Abstract
Present guidelines discourage the use of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in symptomatic angina patients. We examined the relation between coronary calcium score (CS) and the performance of CTCA in patients with stable and unstable angina in order to understand under which conditions CTCA might be a gate-keeper to conventional coronary angiography (CCA) in such patients. We included 360 patients between 50 and 70 years old with stable and unstable angina who were clinically referred for CCA irrespective of CS. Patients received CS and CCTA on 64-slice scanners in a multicenter cross-sectional trial. The institutional review board approved the study. Diagnostic performance of CTCA to detect or rule out significant coronary artery disease was calculated on a per patient level in pre-defined CS categories. The prevalence of significant coronary artery disease strongly increased with CS. Negative CTCA were associated with a negative likelihood ratio of 400 it decreased to 1.3. In the 62 (17%) patients with CS 10 and especially with CS >400. In patients with CS <10, CTCA provides excellent diagnostic performance.Keywords
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