Coronary CTA in the Evaluation of Stable Chest Pain: Clear Benefits, But Not for All

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¹ Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: rblankstein@partners.org.
² Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and State of São Paulo Cancer Institute (ICESP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Preventive Medicine Center Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciência da Saúde Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Ron Blankstein et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017.

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. 2017 Apr 11;69(14):1771-1773.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.011.

¹ Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: rblankstein@partners.org.
² Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and State of São Paulo Cancer Institute (ICESP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Preventive Medicine Center Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciência da Saúde Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Keywords: coronary CTA; myocardial ischemia; prevention; revascularization.

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