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CT Angiography not nedded for CAD screening in asymtomatic patients

Computed tomography angiography (CTA) should be abandoned as a screening tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients, says a cardiologist.

CTA may facilitate managament of symptomatic patients with low per-test likelihood of CAD,particularly by conclusively showing CAD absence, said professor Franck Arnold flachskampf of the University of erlangen, Germany.Testing for inducible ischemia,however,remains central for management, decision in both suspected and proven CAD and cannot be replaced by morphological information,he added Read the rest of this entry »