Downstream testing after CT coronary angiography: time for a rethink?
Gareth Morgan-HughesMichelle Claire WilliamsMargaret LoudonCarl A RoobottomAlice VeitchRobin Van LingenBen HollowayNicholas BellengerMatthias SchmittRussel BullPublished 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.