Cardiac Computed Tomography

In the general Swedish population, 4 in 10 middle-aged adults have silent CAD and 1 in 20 have severe CAD on coronary CT angiography, according to new data from the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Bioimage Study.

With advances across multiple imaging modalities, decision-making regarding the optimal test for the evaluation of CAD can be challenging. However, the role of coronary CT angiography has become more important in the wake of recent trials.

Cardiologists and clinicians do not often recognize the sex-specific CVD pathophysiology in women, especially when using imaging modalities to diagnose patients, according to a speaker.

Using coronary CTA for comprehensive anatomic interpretation was superior to functional imaging to determine fractional flow reserve, researchers found in the CREDENCE trial.

Cardiac CT may be the ideal imaging technique during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with transesophageal echocardiography, according to a presentation at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Annual Scientific Meeting.