Circulation Journal
Online ISSN : 1347-4820
Print ISSN : 1346-9843
ISSN-L : 1346-9843
Clinical Investigation
Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Computed Tomography for Detecting Angiographically Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis in an Unselected Consecutive Patient Population
Comparison With Conventional Invasive Angiography
Mariko EharaJean-Francois SurmelyMasato KawaiOsamu KatohTetsuo MatsubaraMitsuyasu TerashimaEtsuo TsuchikaneYoshihisa KinoshitaTomomichi SuzukiTatsuya ItoYoshihiro TakedaKenya NasuNobuyoshi TanakaAkira MurataYasuyuki SuzukiKoyo SatoTakahiko Suzuki
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2006 Volume 70 Issue 5 Pages 564-571

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Background Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is a promising noninvasive method of detecting coronary artery disease (CAD). However, most data have been obtained in selected series of patients. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of 64-slice MSCT (64 MSCT) in daily practice, without any patient selection. Methods and Results Using 64-slice MSCT coronary angiography (CTA), 69 consecutive patients, 39 (57%) of whom had previously undergone stent implantation, were evaluated. The mean heart rate during scan was 72 beats/min, scan time 13.6 s and the amount of contrast media 72 mL. The mean time span between invasive coronary angiography (ICAG) and CTA was 6 days. Significant stenosis was defined as a diameter reduction of >50%. Of 966 segments, 884 (92%) were assessable. Compared with ICAG, the sensitivity of CTA to diagnose significant stenosis was 90%, specificity 94%, positive predictive value (PPV) 89% and negative predictive value (NPV) 95%. With regard to 58 stented lesions, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 93%, 96%, 87% and 98%, respectively. On the patient-based analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of CTA to detect CAD were 98%, 86%, 98% and 86%, respectively. Eighty-two (8%) segments were not assessable because of irregular rhythm, calcification or tachycardia. Conclusion Sixty-four-MSCT has a high accuracy for the detection of significant CAD in an unselected patient population and therefore can be considered as a valuable noninvasive technique. (Circ J 2006; 70: 564 - 571)

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