The Importance of Coronary CT Angiography in Diagnosis of The Coronary Artery Disease: Review Article | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 101, Volume 98, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 698-705 PDF (473.15 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2025.410681 | ||||
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| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The development of plaque in the blood vessels is the reason of coronary artery disease [CAD], a dangerous condition that results in reducing the heart blood flow and the development of chest pain. Major risk factors involve smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, inactivity, alcoholism, elevated cholesterol, and an inadequate diet. CAD is more prevalent in older adults, and males are at a higher risk of developing it than women. Symptoms of CAD involve chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart attack. Aim of the work: This review article aimed to identify the importance of coronary CT angiography in diagnosis of CAD. Methods: in this study 35 previous article about the important diagnostic test in diagnosis of CAD were examined to point out the superiority of coronary computed tomography angiography [CCTA]. We used Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and other internet databases. Additionally, the writers combed through relevant literature for references, however they only included researches covering the years from 2004 to 2023. Due of lack of translation-related sources, documents in languages other than English were excluded. Also, works in progress, unpublished publications, abstracts from conferences, and dissertations that did not form part of broader scientific investigations were excluded. Results and conclusion: There are a lot of diagnostic tests for diagnosis of CAD including coronary computed tomography angiography [CCTA], electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, exercise assay, nuclear assay, cardiac catheterization and X-ray picture. Coronary computed tomography [CT] angiography is being utilized more frequently to diagnose CAD as a result of its enhanced diagnostic accuracy and reduced invasiveness. The high radiation dosage of coronary CT angiography, which contributes to radiation-induced malignancy, offsets the high diagnostic value of the procedure. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronary artery disease; coronary CT angiography; Non-invasive diagnosis: Cardiac Imaging | ||||
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