Meta-Analysis: CT Angiography in Patients with Stable Chest Pain

Diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease using computed tomography angiography in patients with stable chest pain depending on clinical probability and in clinically important subgroups: meta-analysis of individual patient data – The BMJ (free)

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Massive meta-analysis in @bmj_latest shows PPV of CCTA is as low as 51% in low risk pts sent for testing:https://t.co/ydHdqzFWSA

One could have easily predicted this as @khurramn1 and I laid out for stress testing.

Bottom line: don't send low risk patients for testing. pic.twitter.com/kcOabpZrjF

— Venk Murthy (@venkmurthy) June 12, 2019