The diagnostic accuracy and outcomes after coronary computed tomography angiography vs. conventional functional testing in patients with stable angina pectoris: A systematic review andmeta-analysis

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 961-971

  Nielsen, Lene H ^a   Ortner, Nino ^b   Nørgaard, Bjarne L ^c   Achenbach, Stephan ^d   Leipsic, Jonathon ^e   Abdulla, Jawdat ^b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary computed tomography angiography; Exercise electrocardiography; Meta analysis; Non invasive diagnostic testing; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904107172     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu027     Document Type: Article

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