Evaluation of computed tomography in patients with atypical angina or chest pain clinically referred for invasive coronary angiography: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To evaluate whether invasive coronary angiography or computed tomography (CT) should be performed in patients clinically referred for coronary angiography with an intermediate probability of coronary artery disease.

Design

 Prospective randomised single centre trial.

Setting

 University hospital in Germany.

Participants

 340 patients with suspected coronary artery disease and a clinical indication for coronary angiography on the basis of atypical angina or chest pain.

Interventions

 168 patients were randomised to CT and 172 to coronary angiography. After randomisation one patient declined CT and 10 patients declined coronary angiography, leaving 167 patients (88 women) and 162 patients (78 women) for analysis. Allocation could not be blinded,

SUBMITTER: Dewey M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5076567 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature