Previous studies comparing CT coronary angiography with the current gold standard of coronary angiography have been limited by single-centre design and inherent bias in small studies. This multi-centre, international study, CORE 64 (Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography) used central blinded analysis to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of MDCT angiography involving 64 slice […]
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ARIA suggests diagnostic angiography underused
Deciding which patients presenting with chest pain should undergo diagnostic coronary angiography (DCA) is an everyday dilemma for the cardiologist. In the ARIA (Appropriateness of Referral and Invesigation of Angina) study, Hemingway and colleagues used scoring criteria, based on patient-specific characteristics and validated by 2 panels of experts made up of 22 UK physicians, in […]