Utility of Coronary CT Angiography in the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives

Alan Ropp; Cheng Ting Lin; Charles S. White; Jean Jeudy

doi:10.1007/s40134-015-0120-1

Utility of Coronary CT Angiography in the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives

Alan Ropp, Cheng Ting Lin, Charles S. White, Jean Jeudy

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Acute chest pain remains a highly prevalent complaint in the emergency setting with an extensive differential. Cardiac CTA has emerged as an effective tool aiding in rapid triage of these patients. Due to its excellent negative predictive value, new guidelines recommend CCTA for the purpose of excluding acute coronary syndrome in low- to intermediate-risk patients. Research continues to validate CCTA’s application for this purpose, its appropriateness compared to other available exams, and explore emerging capabilities of CCTA as a noninvasive method of evaluating coronary artery disease in the setting of acute chest pain.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	38
Journal	Current Radiology Reports
Volume	3
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-015-0120-1
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

Keywords

Acute coronary syndrome
Angina
Cardiac CT
Cardiac CT angiography
Chest pain
Emergency department

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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