TCTMD

CT Angiography Is Increasing in England, but Downstream Tests Are Not

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...
2 Minute Medicine

Computed tomography angiography of the head and neck may inform emergency management in patients with suspected stroke

Computed tomography angiography of the head and neck (CTAHN) is most likely to reveal an acute finding that changes emergency management in patients presenting with suspected stroke, especially when ...
The Lancet

Direct transfer to angiography suite in acute stroke: speed, selection, and safety

The DIRECT ANGIO randomised clinical trial by Benjamin Gory and colleagues1 in The Lancet Neurology was designed to test a biologically compelling premise: that a direct transfer to angiography suite ...
TCTMD

No Benefit to Routine CT Angiography After Left Main PCI: PULSE

MADRID, Spain—Routine use of CT angiography after PCI for left main coronary artery disease does not lower the risk of major adverse cardiac events, results of the PULSE trial show. There was a signal ...
Medscape

CT Angiography Can Help Target Statin Use in Higher-Risk Patients

Statin therapy remains a cornerstone for primary and secondary prevention of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), but prescribing based on patient phenotype identified through imaging may boost its ...