When it first appeared more than a decade ago computed tomographic angiography (CTA) astounded cardiologists and other physicians. Until it came along the only way to check for blockages in the ...

In total, 14% of patients in the CTA plus CT perfusion imaging group and 30% of those in the CTA group were referred for invasive coronary angiography (P < .0001).

Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been proposed as a less invasive method to exclude obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but no consensus has been achieved about its clinical role ...

Cardiology > Prevention CT Angiography Helpful in Suspected Stable Angina, but Not Needed for All — CTA better at detecting CAD than exercise stress tests, analysis suggests by Nicole Lou, Staff ...

BALTIMORE — In the highly time-sensitive setting of acute ischemic stroke, use of computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) in some situations can be avoided or strategically timed to saving ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination ...

Soon a single CT scan may be able to yield as much useful information about obstructive coronary lesions as an invasive angiogram plus a SPECT perfusion image, results of the CORE320 study suggest.

Patients with suspected CAD whose risk level makes them clear candidates for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) can be safely and effectively treated using a selective referral strategy that employs ...

Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) may be as good as invasive coronary angiography (ICA) at predicting the long-term risk of adverse events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute ...

Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, according to a study published May 21 in Circulation ...