Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of the Acute Chest Pain Syndrome: State of the Art.

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Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of the Acute Chest Pain Syndrome: State of the Art.

Radiol Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;53(2):297-305

Authors: Schlett CL, Hoffmann U, Geisler T, Nikolaou K, Bamberg F

Abstract
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is recommended for the triage of acute chest pain in patients with a low-to-intermediate likelihood for acute coronary syndrome. Absence of coronary artery disease (CAD) confirmed by CCTA allows rapid emergency department discharge. This article shows that CCTA-based triage is as safe as traditional triage, reduces the hospital length of stay, and may provide cost-effective or even cost-saving care.

PMID: 25726995 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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