Toward a better selection of the asymptomatic patients worthy for screening of CAD: Is it time for an update of the guidelines?

Int J Cardiol. 2017 May 1:234:135. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.143.

Authors

Andrea I Guaricci¹, Gianluca Pontone²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.guaricci@gmail.com.
² Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 28285631
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.143

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary aterosclerosis; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Prognosis; Symptoms.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography*
Coronary Artery Disease*
Humans
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed