Testing in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease　– The Debate Continues

The major guidelines on stable coronary artery disease recommend revascularizing patients with large areas of myocardium at risk. The algorithms on how to prove that such high risk is present differ considerably. The opinions on the use of coronary CT (calcium scoring and angiography) vary widely. T...

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Published in:Circulation Journal 2016/03/25, Vol.80(4), pp.802-810
Main Authors: Sechtem, Udo, Mahrholdt, Heiko, Ong, Peter, Athanasiadis, Anastasios, Schäufele, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Coronary Angiography - methods
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary computed tomography angiography
Echocardiography
Guidelines
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
SPECT
Stable coronary artery disease
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:The major guidelines on stable coronary artery disease recommend revascularizing patients with large areas of myocardium at risk. The algorithms on how to prove that such high risk is present differ considerably. The opinions on the use of coronary CT (calcium scoring and angiography) vary widely. This review aims to summarize the recommendations of the major guidelines, commenting on differences between the guidelines and discussing whether extending the role of coronary CT angiography should be considered in the light of new CT data. (Circ J 2016; 80: 802–810)
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-16-0220