Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a new approach for the diagnosis of anatomical coronary artery disease (CAD), but it is unclear how CCTA performs compared with the standard approach of functional stress testing.

Objective

To compare the clinical effectiveness of CCTA with that of functional stress testing for patients with suspected CAD.

Data sources

A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and MEDLINE for English-language randomized clinical trials of CCTA published from January 1, 2000, to July 10, 2016.

Study selection

Researchers selected randomized clinical trials that compared a primary strategy of CCTA with that of functional stress testing for patients with suspected CAD and reported data on patient clinical e

SUBMITTER: Foy AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710269 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature