Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Nov 2014
[Interest of emergency coronary computed tomography for exclusion of coronary artery disease in patients with acute chest pain and low to intermediate risk].
To demonstrate the usefulness of the multislice computer tomography coronary angiography (CCTA) in patients with suspected acute chest pain without electrical changes or enzyme rise, and with low cardiovascular risk. ⋯ This study confirms the negative predictive value of CCTA for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and for further clinical events in patients at low or intermediate risk referred to emergency department for an acute chest pain.