Safe Deferral of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Patients With a Low Pretest Probability of Coronary Artery Disease in 2019 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines.
Ville VarhoValtteri UusitaloSatu M VaaraSuvi SyvärantaHelena RajalaJuha SinisaloPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)
The updated 2019 ESC guideline PTP score aids clinicians in safely preventing the overuse of cardiac imaging in patients deemed at low PTP of coronary artery disease. Diagnostic yield, revascularization rate, and cardiac mortality are low in patients with low pretest risk.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- computed tomography
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic valve