title: [Use of coronary artery multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) to identify patients for surgical revascularisation].
abstract: Conventional coronary angiography is the undisputed gold standard for the detection of coronary artery disease. A small but not negligible risk related to the procedure, cost, and radiation exposure have given rise to the development of noninvasive alternatives such as multi-slice computed tomography, and magnetic resonance coronary angiography. In some patients classic X-ray coronary angiography involves high risk and technical difficulties. Fast, non-complicated and easy to use non-invasive imaging procedures should be developed to avoid unnecessary or technically difficult, uncomfortable situations for patients with documented myocardial ischemia. We present three cases of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery or were disqualified from it on the basis of MSCT imaging.
authors.affiliation: Ośrodek Diagnostyki i Rehabilitacji Chorób Serca i Płuc w Krakowskim, Szpitalu Specjalistycznym im. Jana Pawła II. m.pasowicz@szpitaljp2.krakow.pl
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasowicz
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klimeczek
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wicher-Muniak
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolasa-Trela
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tracz
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadowski
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zmudka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed