[ISCHEMIA trial : Is coronary CT angiography the new gatekeeper?]

CONCLUSION: Overall, this hypothesis could not be confirmed. In several ways, the trial yields interesting information in the field of cardiac imaging. First, a positive stress test result was not associated with a prognostic benefit of revascularization. Second, even though the evaluation of coronary CTA was not part of the protocol, the good outcome achieved by using coronary CTA as a "gatekeeper" during randomization supports the potential of coronary CTA as a diagnostic tool-both first- and second-line-when CAD is suspected. However, the trial also raises new questions in the field of cardiac imaging which will need to be addressed in future studies. PMID: 33211124 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Radiologe - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Radiologe Source Type: research