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Published on 01.11.2021
Although CTA has numerous limitations it appears to offer a comprehensive and cost-effective alternative that could soon be integrated into routine clinical practice.
Modality | Definitions of high event risk |
Exercise ECG | Cardiovascular mortality >3% per year according to Duke Treadmill Score |
SPECT or PET perfusion imaging | Area of ischaemia ≥10% of the left ventricle myocardium |
Stress echocardiography | ≥3 of 16 segments with stress-induced hypokinesia or akinesia |
CMR | ≥2 of 16 segments with stress perfusion defects or ≥3 dobutamine-induced dysfunctional segments |
Coronary CTA or ICA | Three-vessel disease with proximal stenoses, LM disease, or proximal anterior descending disease |
Invasive functional testing | FFR ≤0.8, iwFR ≤0.89 |
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