Long-term study results validate efficacy of CT scans for chest pain diagnosis
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
The first long-term study following a large number of chest pain patients who are screened with coronary computerised tomographic angiography (CTA) confirms that the test is a safe, effective way to rule out serious cardiovascular disease in patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine which was presented Friday, 15 May 2009 at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual conference...
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