Coronary calcium scoring as first-line test to detect and exclude coronary artery disease in patients presenting to the general practitioner with stable chest pain: protocol of the cluster-randomised CONCRETE trial

Coronary calcium scoring as first-line test to detect and exclude coronary artery disease in patients presenting to the general practitioner with stable chest pain: protocol of the cluster-randomised CONCRETE trial

INTRODUCTION: Identifying and excluding coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with atypical angina pectoris (AP) and non-specific thoracic complaints is a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). A diagnostic and prognostic tool could help GPs in determining the likelihood of CAD and guide pat...

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Main Authors: Braam, R. (Author), Dinant, G.-J (Author), Doggen, C.J.M (Author), Gratama, J.W.C (Author), Kietselaer, B. (Author), Koopman, M.Y (Author), Oude Wolcherink, M.J (Author), Oudkerk, M. (Author), Reijnders, J.J.W (Author), van Bruggen, R. (Author), van der Harst, P. (Author), van Ooijen, P.M.A (Author), Vliegenthart, R. (Author), Willemsen, R.T.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
Subjects:
angina pectoris
Angina Pectoris
calcium
Calcium
chest pain
Chest Pain
complication
computed tomography
coronary angiography
Coronary Angiography
coronary artery disease
Coronary Artery Disease
coronary calcium score
general practitioner
general practitioners
General Practitioners
human
Humans
Multicenter Studies as Topic
multicenter study (topic)
predictive value
Predictive Value of Tests
primary care
procedures
quality of life
Quality of Life
randomized controlled trial (topic)
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
thorax pain
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