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Downstream testing after CT coronary angiography: time for a rethink?

Gareth Morgan-HughesMichelle Claire WilliamsMargaret LoudonCarl A RoobottomAlice VeitchRobin Van LingenBen HollowayNicholas BellengerMatthias SchmittRussel Bull
Published in: Open heart (2021)
While CTCA for recent-onset chest pain assessment has been shown to be a robust test, which negates the need for further investigation in three-quarters of patients, subsequent ICA overuse remains with almost half of these procedures not leading to revascularisation.
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