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ArticleCurrent cardiovascular imaging reports2015

Cardiac CT vs. Stress Testing in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Review and Expert Recommendations.

Amir Ali Rahsepar, Armin Arbab-Zadeh

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Article in Current cardiovascular imaging reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Study to Evaluate Current Trends in Appropriate Usage of Tread Mill Exercise Testing.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Amir Ali RahseparDepartment of Medicine/Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Armin Arbab-ZadehDepartment of Medicine/Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Funding

Quantification and Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by CTK23HL098368 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ZADEH, ARMIN A. · 2011 to 2015
$699k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL098368
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease represent a major challenge to our health care systems affecting millions of patients each year. Until recently, the diagnosis of coronary artery disease could be conclusively determined only by invasive coronary angiography. To avoid risks from cardiac catheterization, many healthcare systems relied on stress testing as gatekeeper for coronary angiography. Advancements in cardiac computed tomography angiography technology now allows to noninvasively visualize coronary artery disease, challenging the role of stress testing as the default noninvasive imaging tool for evaluating patients with chest pain. In this review, we summarize current data on the clinical utility of cardiac computed tomography and stress testing in stable patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

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cardiac computed tomography angiographyCoronary heart diseasemyocardial perfusion imagingsingle-photon-emission tomographystress imaging

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PMID26500716
PMCPMC4613789

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