CT Rather Than Invasive Angiography for Pregnant Patients With NSTEMI?: More Delay and More Radiation

Furthermore, in the developed world, as older women become pregnant, classical risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary disease are likely to become more important (5). [...]after clinical evaluation, and urgent echocardiography to look for supportive evidence of alternative diagnoses (e.g., aortic...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-12, Vol.68 (24), p.2716-2717
Main Author: Joshi, Francis R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Cardiology
Coronary Angiography
Coronary vessels
Dissection
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Medical imaging
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
Patients
Pregnancy
Radiation Dosage
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Furthermore, in the developed world, as older women become pregnant, classical risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary disease are likely to become more important (5). [...]after clinical evaluation, and urgent echocardiography to look for supportive evidence of alternative diagnoses (e.g., aortic dissection and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy), the best place to clarify diagnosis and prognosis as well as offer treatment is surely the catheterization laboratory, as it would be for any young patient presenting with an acute coronary syndrome.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.075