Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiographyCross-Sectional StudiesDizzinessEmergency Service, HospitalHumansStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertigoConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint