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For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best
Procedure cuts diagnosis time and costs, study finds. Compared to standard emergency room triage, CT angiography is quicker, more accurate and much less expensive for screening patients with chest pain who have low to moderate enzyme and EKG scores, according to a new study.
The study included 749 acute chest pain patients at 16 emergency rooms who were randomly assigned to receive either coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) or standard screening with myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).
Both methods were found to be safe, and similar numbers of patients underwent invasive angiography during the first visit.
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