The role of coronary CT in the assessment and diagnosis of patients with chest pain.
Clin Med (Lond)
; 12(3): 222-9, 2012 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22783772
The role of cardiac computed tomography (CT) in the assessment and management of patients with suspected cardiac chest pain has been formally recognised in NICE guidance 95. When the technique and patient selection are appropriate, cardiac CT is a valuable diagnostic tool, particularly for patients with a low to intermediate pre-test probability of coronary artery disease. The physician must be aware of the implications of the recent guidelines; hence, we present an illustrated synopsis on the current technique and the indications for the use of calcium scoring and cardiac CT in the assessment and management of patients with suspected cardiac chest pain.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor en el Pecho
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Med (Lond)
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido