CT Scans for Clogged Arteries? Not Yet
CT Scans for Clogged Arteries? Not Yet
Study Suggests Scans Can't Yet Replace Catheter Angiogram to Find Clogged Arteries
Although the current study was carefully done, Redberg and Walsh note, "It does not advance our knowledge of the appropriate use and possible benefits of the technology."
As the authors conclude that CT scans still can't replace traditional angiograms, Redberg and Walsh say the study "adds to the body of research failing to prove a benefit of the new procedure."
"Without such evidence, a high-resolution cardiac CT angiographic image of the heart is just another pretty picture," Redberg and Walsh write. Research regarding the prognostic implications and downstream effects of heart CT scans will be required to better define the role of this technology in patient care.
The Miller study was funded by Toshiba, which makes one of the 64-row CT devices used in the study. Miller, Lima, and other study authors report grant support from Toshiba; Lima and other study authors report receiving speaker fees from Toshiba.
The Miller study and the Redberg/Walsh editorial appear in the Nov. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
CT Scans for Clogged Arteries? Not Yet
Study Suggests Scans Can't Yet Replace Catheter Angiogram to Find Clogged Arteries
Although the current study was carefully done, Redberg and Walsh note, "It does not advance our knowledge of the appropriate use and possible benefits of the technology."
As the authors conclude that CT scans still can't replace traditional angiograms, Redberg and Walsh say the study "adds to the body of research failing to prove a benefit of the new procedure."
"Without such evidence, a high-resolution cardiac CT angiographic image of the heart is just another pretty picture," Redberg and Walsh write. Research regarding the prognostic implications and downstream effects of heart CT scans will be required to better define the role of this technology in patient care.
The Miller study was funded by Toshiba, which makes one of the 64-row CT devices used in the study. Miller, Lima, and other study authors report grant support from Toshiba; Lima and other study authors report receiving speaker fees from Toshiba.
The Miller study and the Redberg/Walsh editorial appear in the Nov. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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