Cardiac CT angiography for evaluation of acute chest pain.
Chest pain is the second most common emergency department (ED) presentation in the United States. Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) now plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome in the ED setting. In this article, we review the available techniques focused on the use of CCTA to evaluate patients fosr coronary atherosclerosis for timely triage of acute chest pain.
Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. harold.litt@uphs.upenn.edu.
Harold
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D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Acute coronary syndrome; Atherosclerosis; Chest pain; Coronary CT angiography; Emergency department