Coronary CT angiography versus invasive angiography for preoperative coronary assessment prior to valve surgery

In patients undergoing valve surgery, invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is recommended to exclude significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in those at significant risk.1 However, in this population, routine ICA often has a low diagnostic yield for detecting obstructive CAD and carries a small but non-negligible risk of major cardiac and vascular complications. Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), with its high sensitivity for detecting stenosis >50 ​% has emerged as a noninvasi…

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