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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Coronary CT angiography]] ([[CCTA]]) can be helpful to diagnose the extent and severity of [[nonobstructive]] and [[obstructive]] [[CAD]], as well as high-risk features of [[atherosclerotic plaque]] (positive [[remodeling]], [[low attenuation plaque]]). [[ Fractional flow reserve]] with [[CT]] ([[FFR-CT]]) provides additional information about [[ischemia]] related to [[lesion]]. Dosimetry is low for [[CCTA]], with effective doses for most patients in the 3 to 5 mSv range. | |||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be helpful to diagnose the extent and severity of nonobstructive and obstructive CAD, as well as high-risk features of atherosclerotic plaque (positive remodeling, low attenuation plaque). Fractional flow reserve with CT (FFR-CT) provides additional information about ischemia related to lesion. Dosimetry is low for CCTA, with effective doses for most patients in the 3 to 5 mSv range.
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| Favored use of Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) | Favored used of stress imaging | |
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| Aim | Determining obstructive or non-obstructice CAD | Managing ischemia |
| Likelihood of obstructive CAD | Age<65 years | Age≥ 65 years |
| Previous test | Inconclusive prior functional study | Inconclusive period CCTA |
| Other indications | Anomalous coronary arteries, evaluation of aorta, pulmonary arteries | Evaluation of scar or microvascular dysfunction by PET or stress CMR |
| Pretest likelihood of CAD |
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| Low risk= Risk stratification of ASCVD, optional CAC |
| Intermediate-high risk, younger patient <65 years, suspected less obstructive CAD = Favored Coronary CT Angiography |
| Intermediate-high risk, older patient≥ 65 years, suspected more obstructive CAD= Favored Stress Testing |
| The above table adopted from 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE Guideline[1] |
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- CT coronary angiography can is useful in the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis, pulmonary embolism, and acute aortic dissection
References
- ↑ Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ (November 2021). "2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines". Circulation. 144 (22): e368–e454. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001029. PMID 34709879 Check
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