2018
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Versus Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain A Randomized Controlled Trial
Levsky J, Haramati L, Spevack D, Menegus M, Chen T, Mizrachi S, Brown-Manhertz D, Selesny S, Lerer R, White D, Tobin J, Taub C, Garcia M. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Versus Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain A Randomized Controlled Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 11: 1288-1297. PMID: 29909113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngina PectorisClinical Decision-MakingComparative Effectiveness ResearchComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseEchocardiography, StressEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyPatient AdmissionPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsRadiation DosageRadiation ExposureTreatment OutcomeTriageConceptsCoronary CTACardiovascular eventsHospital lengthAcute chest pain patientsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsRadiation exposureMedian hospital lengthAdverse cardiovascular eventsMedian ED lengthChest pain patientsCoronary artery diseaseEmergency department useSerum troponin levelsChest pain triageCTA patientsPrimary endpointSafety endpointSecondary endpointsPatient ageTroponin levelsArtery diseaseED lengthPain patientsSE patientsStress echocardiography
2017
Can Discrepancies Between Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and Cardiac Catheterization in High-Risk Patients be Overcome With Consensus Reading?
Steinberger S, Plodkowski A, Latson L, Levsky J, Zalta B, Godelman A, Cohen H, Haramati L. Can Discrepancies Between Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and Cardiac Catheterization in High-Risk Patients be Overcome With Consensus Reading? Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2017, 41: 159-164. PMID: 27560020, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary CTA interpretationCTA interpretationSevere stenosisCoronary CTATomography angiographyHigh-risk patientsQuarter of patientsInner-city populationCatheterization resultsCardiac catheterizationCatheterizationClinical reportsClinical practiceStenosisPatientsDiagnostic profileAngiographyPanel interpretationCTAReview panelCauses of discrepanciesCoronariesIncidence