Cardiac computed tomography in patients with symptomatic new-onset atrial fibrillation, rule-out acute coronary syndrome, but with intermediate pretest probability for coronary artery disease admitted to a chest pain unit

Cardiac computed tomography in patients with symptomatic new-onset atrial fibrillation, rule-out acute coronary syndrome, but with intermediate pretest probability for coronary artery disease admitted to a chest pain unit

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD) may be encountered coincidently in a large portion of patients. However, data on coronary artery calcium burden in such patients are lacking. Thus, we sought to determine the value of cardiac computed tomography (CCT) in...

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Main Authors: Matthias Koopmann, Liane Hinrichs, Jan Olligs, Michael Lichtenberg, Lars Eckardt, Dirk Böse, Stefan Möhlenkamp, Johannes Waltenberger, Frank Breuckmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Cardiac computed tomography
Atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease
Chest pain unit
Intermediate pretest probability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-018-0303-3

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