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Diagnostic performance of coronary angiography by 64-row CT.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19038879     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic (CT) angiography involving 64 detectors has not been well established. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter study to examine the accuracy of 64-row, 0.5-mm multidetector CT angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Nine centers enrolled patients who underwent calcium scoring and multidetector CT angiography before conventional coronary angiography. In 291 patients with calcium scores of 600 or less, segments 1.5 mm or more in diameter were analyzed by means of CT and conventional angiography at independent core laboratories. Stenoses of 50% or more were considered obstructive. The area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUC) was used to evaluate diagnostic accuracy relative to that of conventional angiography and subsequent revascularization status, whereas disease severity was assessed with the use of the modified Duke Coronary Artery Disease Index. RESULTS: A total of 56% of patients had obstructive coronary artery disease. The patient-based diagnostic accuracy of quantitative CT angiography for detecting or ruling out stenoses of 50% or more according to conventional angiography revealed an AUC of 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.90 to 0.96), with a sensitivity of 85% (95% CI, 79 to 90), a specificity of 90% (95% CI, 83 to 94), a positive predictive value of 91% (95% CI, 86 to 95), and a negative predictive value of 83% (95% CI, 75 to 89). CT angiography was similar to conventional angiography in its ability to identify patients who subsequently underwent revascularization: the AUC was 0.84 (95% CI, 0.79 to 0.88) for multidetector CT angiography and 0.82 (95% CI, 0.77 to 0.86) for conventional angiography. A per-vessel analysis of 866 vessels yielded an AUC of 0.91 (95% CI, 0.88 to 0.93). Disease severity ascertained by CT and conventional angiography was well correlated (r=0.81; 95% CI, 0.76 to 0.84). Two patients had important reactions to contrast medium after CT angiography. CONCLUSIONS: Multidetector CT angiography accurately identifies the presence and severity of obstructive coronary artery disease and subsequent revascularization in symptomatic patients. The negative and positive predictive values indicate that multidetector CT angiography cannot replace conventional coronary angiography at present. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00738218.)
Authors:
Julie M Miller; Carlos E Rochitte; Marc Dewey; Armin Arbab-Zadeh; Hiroyuki Niinuma; Ilan Gottlieb; Narinder Paul; Melvin E Clouse; Edward P Shapiro; John Hoe; Albert C Lardo; David E Bush; Albert de Roos; Christopher Cox; Jeffery Brinker; João A C Lima
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The New England journal of medicine     Volume:  359     ISSN:  1533-4406     ISO Abbreviation:  N. Engl. J. Med.     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-28     Completed Date:  2008-12-04     Revised Date:  2009-05-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0255562     Medline TA:  N Engl J Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2324-36     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
2008 Massachusetts Medical Society
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore 21287, USA.
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Bank Name/Acc. No.:
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00738218
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angina Pectoris / classification,  radiography
Area Under Curve
Coronary Angiography* / adverse effects
Coronary Artery Disease / radiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Single-Blind Method
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / adverse effects,  methods
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
H01-HC95162-01/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01-AG021570-01/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01-HL66075-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
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N Engl J Med. 2009 May 7;360(19):2028; author reply 2029-30   [PMID:  19425238 ]
N Engl J Med. 2009 May 7;360(19):2027-8; author reply 2029-30   [PMID:  19425237 ]
N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov 27;359(22):2309-11   [PMID:  19038877 ]
N Engl J Med. 2009 May 7;360(19):2028; author reply 2029-30   [PMID:  19425193 ]
N Engl J Med. 2009 May 7;360(19):2027; author reply 2029-31   [PMID:  19420375 ]

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