CTA Shows Safety Edge vs Cath in Intermediate-Risk Chest Pain - Medscape

Those assigned to CT angiography vs invasive angiography fared at least as well for clinical outcomes but had far fewer procedure-related complications in the pan-European DISCHARGE trial.

Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) appears preferable to standard cath-based angiography for the initial evaluation of most stable, intermediate-risk patients with angina-like symptoms, researche… [+5685 chars]

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