Coronary CT angiography in the elderly

Nijveldt R, Pflederer T, Achenbach S (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Netherlands Heart Journal Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 22

Pages Range: 124-5

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1007/s12471-013-0445-4

Abstract

People over 75 years of age represent a specific group of patients for which the clinician is often in doubt about what to do, whether additional diagnostic workup is helpful or a primary medical approach would suffice. However, this patient population is less prone to the long-term effects of radiation burden or contrast medium-induced nephropathy, and therefore it may be especially worthwhile to use advanced imaging techniques such as contrast-enhanced CT in these patients. The following cases illustrate two common diagnostic problems, in which coronary CT angiography decided the clinical course.

Authors with CRIS profile

Susanne Achenbach Department of Transfusion Medicine and Haemostaseology

Involved external institutions

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) / University Amsterdam NL Netherlands (NL)

How to cite

APA:

Nijveldt, R., Pflederer, T., & Achenbach, S. (2014). Coronary CT angiography in the elderly. Netherlands Heart Journal, 22(3), 124-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-013-0445-4

MLA:

Nijveldt, R., T. Pflederer, and Susanne Achenbach. "Coronary CT angiography in the elderly." Netherlands Heart Journal 22.3 (2014): 124-5.

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