Coronary CT angiography versus myocardial perfusion imaging for near-term quality of life, cost and radiation exposure: A prospective multicenter randomized pilot trial

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-283

  Min, James K ^a   Koduru, Sunaina ^b   Dunning, Allison M ^b   Cole, Jason H ^c   Hines, Jerome L ^d   Greenwell, Dawn ^c   Biga, Cathie ^d   Fanning, Gayle ^d   LaBounty, Troy M ^a   Gomez, Millie ^a   Horowitz, James M ^b   Hadimitzsky, Martin ^e   Hausleiter, Jorg ^e   Callister, Tracy Q ^f   Rosanski, Alan R ^g   Shaw, Leslee J ^h   Berman, Daniel S ^a   Lin, Fay Y ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^d Illinois Heart and Vascular   (United States)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f Tennessee Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^g ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Myocardial perfusion SPECT; Radiation exposure; Randomized trial; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862729054     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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