Journal
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 8, Pages 5233-5245Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08619-4
Keywords
Computed tomography angiography; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease
Funding
- Projekt DEAL
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [01KG1110]
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01KG1110]
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This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of Agatston score and CTA in the diagnosis of CAD. The results showed that CTA had significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than Agatston score in patients with stable chest pain, suspected CAD, and a clinical indication for ICA. However, there is still a possibility of obstructive CAD in patients with an Agatston score of zero.
Objectives There is conflicting evidence about the comparative diagnostic accuracy of the Agatston score versus computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Purpose To determine whether CTA is superior to the Agatston score in the diagnosis of CAD. Methods In total 2452 patients with stable chest pain and a clinical indication for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) for suspected CAD were included by the Collaborative Meta-analysis of Cardiac CT (COME-CCT) Consortium. An Agatston score of > 400 was considered positive, and obstructive CAD defined as at least 50% coronary diameter stenosis on ICA was used as the reference standard. Results Obstructive CAD was diagnosed in 44.9% of patients (1100/2452). The median Agatston score was 74. Diagnostic accuracy of CTA for the detection of obstructive CAD (81.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 77.5 to 84.1%) was significantly higher than that of the Agatston score (68.8%, 95% CI: 64.2 to 73.1%, p < 0.001). Among patients with an Agatston score of zero, 17% (101/600) had obstructive CAD. Diagnostic accuracy of CTA was not significantly different in patients with low to intermediate (1 to < 100, 100-400) versus moderate to high Agatston scores (401-1000, > 1000). Conclusions Results in our international cohort show CTA to have significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than the Agatston score in patients with stable chest pain, suspected CAD, and a clinical indication for ICA. Diagnostic performance of CTA is not affected by a higher Agatston score while an Agatston score of zero does not reliably exclude obstructive CAD.
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