Indications ที่เหมาะสมในการทำ Coronary CTA for detection of CAD มี 3 ข้อ
- Symptomatic patients with intermediate pretest probability who have either uninterpretable EKG or unremarkable EKG
- Symptomatic patients with uninterpretable stress test
- Symptomatic patients with new onset of heart failure
สรุปว่า
Coronary CTA is appropriate in SYMPTOMATIC patients with INTERMEDIATE pretest probability
Reference:
Hendel, et al. ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JACC (2006)
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