SYNTAX Score Derived From Coronary CT Angiography for Prediction of Complex Percutaneous Coronary Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objectives

SYNTAX score is a useful metric determined at the time of invasive coronary angiography (ICA) to assess the complexity of coronary artery disease, and improves prediction of complications at the time of percutaneous complex intervention (PCI). We aimed to determine whether SYNTAX score can be reliably determined from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and whether a CCTA-derived SYNTAX score can predict complex PCI.

Materials and methods

SYNTAX scores were calculated on per-patient, per-vessel, and per-segment basis in 154 consecutive patients who underwent CCTA and ICA. PCI complexity in 113 patients who underwent intervention was defined by total fluoroscopy time and contrast volume.

Results

Compared to ICA, CCTA detected 285 of

SUBMITTER: Shalev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324777 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature