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