Pre-screening for non-diagnostic coronary computed tomography angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Indiscriminate coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) referrals for suspected coronary artery disease could result in a higher rate of equivocal and non-diagnostic studies, leading to inappropriate downstream resource utilization or delayed time to diagnosis. We sought to develop a simple clinical tool for predicting the likelihood of a non-diagnostic CCTA to help identify patients who might be better served with a different test.

Methods and results

We developed a clinical scoring system from a cohort of 21 492 consecutive patients who underwent CCTA between February 2006 and May 2021. Coronary computed tomography angiography study results were categorized as normal, abnormal, or non-diagnostic. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to produ

SUBMITTER: Hakimjavadi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11195707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature