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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

The value of coronary CTA in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Li Ru, Pengxun Lan, Chengcheng Xu, Lingling Lu, Ting Chen

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Li RuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Pengxun LanDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Chengcheng XuDepartment of Radiology, Ningbo First Hospital Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Lingling LuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Ting ChenDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.

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objectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the detection of coronary artery disease.

methodsFrom January 2017 to December 2019, 150 patients with suspected coronary artery disease admitted to the Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University were recruited as the research cohort for this study. All the patients underwent a coronary CTA and a coronary angiography. The results of the patients' coronary CTAs and coronary angiographies were compared. Analyses were performed on the practical implications of coronary CTA in the detection of coronary artery disease and the detection and coincidence rates of coronary CTA for determining the severity of coronary stenosis.

resultsThere were no statistical differences in the detection of positive results of coronary artery diseases or the identification of coronary stenosis between the coronary CTAs and the coronary angiographies. The sensitivity of coronary CTA in the examination of coronary artery diseases was 81.8%. The specificity was 87.5%, the negative predictive value was 63.6%, and the positive predictive value was 94.7%. In contrast to the coronary angiography, the coincidence rates of coronary CTA for determining the location of coronary lesions were 89.1% for LAD lesions, 80.0% for LCX lesions, and 100% for RCA lesions.

conclusionsCoronary CTA has a significant value in the detection of coronary artery diseases, as it can accurately examine the severity of coronary stenoses and locate the sites of the stenotic lesions. It is worthy of clinical use.

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coronary angiographyCoronary artery diseasecoronary computed tomography angiographydiagnosis

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PMCPMC8205783

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