CTCA

Radiographer-led cardiac CT acquisition service

There is growing demand for non-invasive cardiac imaging and in particular CT coronary angiography (CTCA). CTCA is recommended as a first-line investigation in coronary imaging by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) for inpatients with new onset chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin. The guidance has dramatically increased the demand on CT […]

Elizabeth van Lingen, Tamara Maher, Karen Trebilcock, Dr Andrew Edwards, Dr Nick Hollings, Dr Mohammed Abubakr, Dr Catherine O'Dwyer, Dr Angie Rogers, Dr Robin van Lingen

Royal Cornwall Hospital

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Functional assessment of coronary artery disease by cardiac computed tomography

Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has become an established non-invasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Recently, outcome data and insights into the diagnosis and management of patients with stable chest pain have been provided by two important clinical trials, The Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) and […]

Dr Stefania Rosmini, Dr Thomas A Treibel, Dr Alexia Rossi, Dr Francesca Pugliese, Ceri L Davies

Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital

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Coronary artery CT in the emergency department

Chest pain is an extremely common symptom and results in around 700,000 (5%) presentations to the emergency department (ED) in England and Wales and accounts for 25% of hospital admissions. However, only a minority of these patients (8%) actually have acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which is the umbrella term for acute chest pain due to […]

Franchesa Wotton, Hasan Nizami, Professor Carl Roobottom

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

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