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September 10, 2025Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

CT Angiography in Patients Referred for Invasive Coronary Angiography: A Single Large-Volume Tertiary Center Experience

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MDMigena DishaLPLegate PhilipDDDaniel Dumitrescu

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Single center evaluation demonstrates CTCA's diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness in low-risk patients, suggesting improved accessibility.

Key Points

  • CTCA effectively ruled out coronary artery disease in low-risk patients, indicating its potential as a diagnostic tool.
  • Sensitivity and specificity rates for CTCA were 75% and 77%, respectively, showing adequate diagnostic performance.
  • In this single-center study, outcomes were comparable between CTCA and ICA, suggesting no significant differences in mortality risk.
  • CTCA was conducted faster than ICA, but it presented a higher radiation dose, highlighting the need for careful risk assessment.

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Disha et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b4ab210217d6478411fhttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14176211
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