Next Article in Journal
Late results of coronary revascularization with saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery grafts
Previous Article in Journal
Subintimal angioplasty: an alternative to open surgery of the lower limb chronic artery occlusion
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Medicina
Volume 45
Issue 4
10.3390/medicina45040033
medicina-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles thumb_up
...
Endorse textsms
...
Comment
Medicina is published by MDPI from Volume 54 Issue 1 (2018). Previous articles were published by another publisher in Open Access under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, and they are hosted by MDPI on mdpi.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with Lithuanian Medical Association, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, and Vilnius University.
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block

by
Antanas Jankauskas
1,*,
Jurgita Zaveckienė
1,
Ramūnas Unikas
2,
Rimvydas Šlapikas
2,
Algidas Basevičius
1 and
Remigijus Žaliūnas
2
1
Department of Radiology
2
Department of Cardiology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2009, 45(4), 255; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina45040033
Submission received: 9 June 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2009 / Published: 8 April 2009
Versions Notes

Abstract

Objective. The aim of present study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block.
Materials and methods. Twenty-four patients who underwent both multislice computed tomography coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiography were enrolled in the study. Findings of these imaging modalities were compared in order to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of multislice computed tomography angiography in identifying hemodinamically significant stenoses (≥50%). All segments ≥2 mm in diameter were visually assessed independently from their degree of calcification and image quality.
Results. In total, 328 segments were analyzed. The Spearman correlation coefficient between multislice computed tomography and invasive coronary angiography was 0.76 (P<0.0001). On a per-segment basis, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of multislice computed tomography angiography were 75%, 97.7%, 72%, and 98%, respectively; on a per-vessel basis, these values were 77.8%, 92.3%, 70%, and 94.7%, respectively; on a per-patient basis – 81.8%, 84.6%, 81.8%, and 84.6%, respectively.
Conclusions. Multislice computed tomography coronary angiography provides a high diagnostic accuracy in detecting significant coronary artery stenoses in patients with left bundle branch block.
Keywords: coronary artery angiography; multislice computed tomography; diagnostic value; left bundle branch block coronary artery angiography; multislice computed tomography; diagnostic value; left bundle branch block

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Jankauskas, A.; Zaveckienė, J.; Unikas, R.; Šlapikas, R.; Basevičius, A.; Žaliūnas, R. Diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block. Medicina 2009, 45, 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina45040033

AMA Style

Jankauskas A, Zaveckienė J, Unikas R, Šlapikas R, Basevičius A, Žaliūnas R. Diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block. Medicina. 2009; 45(4):255. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina45040033

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jankauskas, Antanas, Jurgita Zaveckienė, Ramūnas Unikas, Rimvydas Šlapikas, Algidas Basevičius, and Remigijus Žaliūnas. 2009. "Diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block" Medicina 45, no. 4: 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina45040033

APA Style

Jankauskas, A., Zaveckienė, J., Unikas, R., Šlapikas, R., Basevičius, A., & Žaliūnas, R. (2009). Diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with left bundle branch block. Medicina, 45(4), 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina45040033

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop