Computed Tomographic Angiography or Conventional Coronary Angiography in Clinical Decision Making

University Medical Center Groningen60 enrolled

Overview

Patients planned for elective conventional coronary angiography will undergo CT coronary angiography (Dual Source CT) in order to assess the correlation of stenosis detection and therapeutic advice between conventional and CT coronary angiography. We hypothesize that their is a good correlation between conventional and CT coronary angiography for stenosis detection and therapeutic advice.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Artery Stenosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Over 50 years of age * Scheduled for elective coronary angiography Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known iodine allergy * Severe renal insufficiency (creatinine levels \> 120 micromol/L) * Hyperthyroidism * Cardiac arrhythmias * Unstable clinical condition * Inability to follow breath-hold commands * Previous PCI or CABG were excluded.

Locations (1)

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

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