People who may particularly benefit from noninvasive screening
CT coronary angiography include those with one or more
risk factors for coronary artery disease including:
Male over 40 years of age or female over 50 years
of age
Family history of coronary artery disease
Hypertension
(high blood pressure)
Past or present smoker (should
also undergo lung scan for cancer detection)
Diabetes
or "pre-diabetic"
Elevated cholesterol levels or C-reactive
protein (hs-CRP) levels
Obesity
Patients who may be able to have a noninvasive CT coronary angiogram prior
to a conventional coronary angiogram and possibly avoid undergoing
a conventional in-hospital coronary angiogram include:
Patients with chest discomfort with an equivocal stress test result
Patients with a suspected false positive treadmill test
Patients
with previous coronary artery bypass grafts who experience
new or a change in symptoms
Patients with suspected anomalous
coronary arteries or other congenital anomalies
Patients with
cardiomyopathy to determine whether significant obstructive
coronary artery disease is present
