Effect of Body Mass Index on Effectiveness of CT versus Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain: The DISCHARGE Trial
Robert Sykes,
Damien Collison,
Bela Merkely
et al.
Abstract:Background: Recent trials support the role of cardiac CT in the evaluation of symptomatic patients suspected of having coronary artery disease (CAD); however, body mass index (BMI) has been reported to negatively impact CT image quality.Purpose: To compare initial use of CT versus invasive coronary angiography (ICA) on clinical outcomes in patients with stable chest pain stratified by BMI category.
Materials and Methods:This prospective study represents a prespecified BMI subgroup analysis of the multicenter D… Show more
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