2009
Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial comparing stress myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography as the initial imaging study for intermediate-risk patients admitted with chest pain
Levsky J, Travin M, Spevack D, Menegus M, Huang P, Goldberg Y, Clark E, Banoth P, Freeman K, Tobin J, Haramati L. Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial comparing stress myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography as the initial imaging study for intermediate-risk patients admitted with chest pain. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2009, 3: 264-271. PMID: 19577217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingIntermediate-risk patientsChest painMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingIntermediate-risk characteristicsSubsequent coronary revascularizationAdverse cardiovascular eventsEvaluation of patientsStress myocardial perfusionAcute myocardial infarctionClinical outcome endpointsInitial imaging studyNoninvasive cardiac imagingCoronary CT angiographyEvidence-based medicineTerms of outcomesCardiovascular eventsCoronary revascularizationHospital stayRenal dysfunctionSubsequent hospitalizationSecondary outcomesArtery disease
2008
Ethical Trials to Determine the Risks and Benefits of Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography
Haramati L. Ethical Trials to Determine the Risks and Benefits of Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2008, 5: 1073-1076. PMID: 18812151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.05.004.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCoronary CT angiographyArtery diseaseCT angiographyFuture patientsRadiation exposureManagement of patientsDiagnostic radiation exposureRadiation-related cancerCommon causeAmerican CollegeDiagnostic radiationClinical researchPatientsAngiographyMedical researchRiskGenetic damageDiseaseHeritable genetic damageExposureEthical trialsCancerTrialsBenefits