INFLUENCE OF THE CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE ON THE ABILITY TO RULE OUT CORONARY STENOSES BY CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) permits to non-invasively rule out significant coronary stenoses and is incorporated in recent recommendations for the workup of patients with chest pain. With increasing amounts of coronary calcium, the prevalence of coronary stenoses increases and in addition, calcium