Table 1.
Patient demographics
Age (year) | 51.5 ± 14.4 (15–84) |
Gender (M:F) | 59:34 |
Weight (kg) | 77.3 ± 16.9 (49–133) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 26.6 ± 4.8 (18–42) |
Heart rate at CT scan (bpm) | 56.3 ± 6.5 (42–80) |
Iodinated contrast amount (ml) | 67.2 ± 7.6 (50–80) |
Effective dose (mSv, k = 0.014 mSv mGy−1 cm−1)a | 4.3 (1.7–6.4) |
Clinical indication | |
Chest pain | 57 |
Pre-operative evaluation | 9 |
Known CAD or post-PCI | 7 |
Known other coronary diseasesb | 6 |
Heart failure | 5 |
Equivocal or abnormal stress test | 5 |
Anomalous coronary artery | 4 |
Continuous values expressed as mean ± SD (range)
CAD coronary artery disease, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
aExpressed as median (interquartile range)
bFistula, dissection, and aneurysm