Cardiac CT in the ED
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Cardiac CT in the ED
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heartwire: CTA safe and effective to rule out ACS in emergency room for low- to moderate-risk patients.. http://bit.ly/16Y4RL
ACP: HospitalistWeekly - 4 April 2012
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Coronary CT angiography effectively identifies when angina patients can be safely sent home from the ER http://t.co/SwqkDYsd
Cardiac CT Trims Triage Time for ACS, but Not Costs : Cardiology News
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Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 8:50 pm By:
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Triaging chest-pain patients with cardiac CT angiography shortened hospital stays but did not reduce costs - http://t.co/J05cCktC
ACC: CCTA can improve chest pain diagnoses without increased costs
cardiovascularbusiness.com — “CHICAGO—Using cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) early on in the presentation of chest pain may more accurately assess patients who should be admitted for MI, according to the results of the late-breaking ROMICAT II trial presented March 27 at the 61st annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session. Additionally, CCTA resulted in a reduction of length of stay at essentially no increased cost.” View full resource at cardiovascularbusiness.com
Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 2:25 pm By:
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#ROMICAT II trial shows #CCTA can help improve chest pain diagnoses http://t.co/tWMEWf8p #withoutincreasedcost
Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack
medicalxpress.com — “Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries. When used early to evaluate chest pain, the scans save patients and hospitals time and money by allowing doctors to ...” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 2:43 pm By:
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Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack http://t.co/uPdYU2cp
CCTA can safely and rapidly identify candidates for discharge from EDs
news-medical.net — “Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) -- a non-invasive way to look inside arteries that supply blood to the heart -- can quickly and reliably determine which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergency department can safely be sent home, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session.” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 5:58 am By:
CCTA can safely and rapidly identify candidates for discharge from EDs: Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) -- a non-... http://t.co/GLlu6WJT
CCTA identifies more patients with coronary artery disease
news-medical.net — “Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans allow doctors to determine safely and more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for a heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency departments (EDs) than traditional methods, according to the results of a large, multicenter American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) trial published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine.” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 1:01 am By:
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Oncology News: CCTA identifies more patients with coronary artery disease: Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans ... http://t.co/Io1HWIRK
Cardiovascular Business ACC: CCTA safely expedites ED discharge
cardiovascularbusiness.com — “CHICAGO—Coronary CT angiography (CCTA), as the first test for low- to intermediate-risk patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with potential acute coronary syndrome, results in safe and expedited discharge from the emergency department of many patients who would otherwise be admitted, according to the late-breaking clinical trial, ACRIN PA, presented March 26 at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 61st annual scientific session.” View full resource at cardiovascularbusiness.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 6:50 pm By:
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#CCTA safely expedites ED discharge. Check out results of the ACRIN PA study here: http://t.co/BY53bV74 #ACC12
Coronary CTA Quickly Rules Out Heart Attack in ED
newswise.com — “Coronary CT scans help determine more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency rooms than traditional methods, according to an American College of Radiology Imaging Network study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.” View full resource at newswise.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 1:54 pm By:
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Coronary CTA rapidly rules out heart attack in emergency patents, reduces hospital stays
medicalxpress.com — “Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans allow doctors to determine safely and more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for a heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency departments (EDs) than traditional methods, according to the results of a large, multicenter American College ...” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
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Coronary CTA rapidly rules out heart attack in emergency patents, reduces hospital stays http://t.co/rHQmZj6A
Coronary CTA Quickly Rules Out Heart Attack in ED
newswise.com — “Coronary CT scans help determine more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency rooms than traditional methods, according to an American College of Radiology Imaging Network study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.” View full resource at newswise.com
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Coronary CTA Quickly Rules Out Heart Attack in ED http://t.co/ZTnFARAh
GE Unveils First Intelligent Motion Correction for High Heart Rate Cardiac C - Heart Care Guide
heartcareguide.net — “Heart Disease Prevention & Treatment - GE Unveils First Intelligent Motion Correction for High Heart Rate Cardiac C” View full resource at heartcareguide.net
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm By:
GE Unveils First Intelligent Motion Correction for High Heart Rate Cardiac CT http://t.co/bjRX7KfY
Decision making in the ED management of blunt abdominal trauma Q&A
lifeinthefastlane.com — “A Q&A approach to the decision making in the emergency management of blunt abdominal trauma. Do you know when to go straight to the operating theatre, the CT scanner or to hold FAST... What if you suspect a coexistent pelvic fracture or traumatic brain injury?” View full resource at lifeinthefastlane.com
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Trauma! Blunt Abdominal Trauma Decision Making: http://t.co/4Us2QeVe
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JAMA: CCTA in nonacute settings increases expenditures
cardiovascularbusiness.com — “Medicare beneficiaries who underwent coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in nonacute settings had a higher likelihood of undergoing subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and have increased coronary artery disease spending compared with patients who underwent stress testing, according to a study published March 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In response, several researchers submitted letters supporting and challenging the author’s findings.” View full resource at cardiovascularbusiness.com
Most Recently Shared on March 12, 2012 at 3:38 pm By:
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@JAMA #CCTA in nonacute settings increases expenditures http://t.co/Ap0UNDhr
Study: ED CT protocol linked with excess rad exposure
healthimaging.com — “The introduction of a whole-body panscan CT protocol for blunt trauma in the emergency department (ED) raised the proportion of patients exposed to more than 20 mSv of radiation by 8 percent, according to a study published in the February issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia.” View full resource at healthimaging.com
Most Recently Shared on February 27, 2012 at 8:37 pm By:
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Study: ED CT protocol linked with excess rad exposure - The introduction of a whole-body panscan CT protocol for blu... http://t.co/vPbb0UJ9
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