Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
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J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr · Mar 2013
Review Comparative StudyCoronary CT angiography versus standard of care for assessment of chest pain in the emergency department.
Use of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in the early evaluation of low-intermediate risk chest pain in the emergency department represents a common, appropriate application of CTA in the community. Three large randomized trials (CT-STAT, ACRIN-PA, and ROMICAT II) have compared a coronary CTA strategy with current standard of care evaluations in >3000 patients. ⋯ Together, these trials provide definitive evidence for the use of coronary CTA in the emergency department in patients with a low-to-intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease. Clinical practice guidelines that recommend the use of coronary CTA in the emergency department are warranted.