Availability of cardiac CT streamlines cath lab use, lowers costs

The study looked at a unique group of subjects—relatively young military personnel, "with a high-risk occupation who needed a definitive diagnosis before they went into combat"—but investigators say their analysis provides important new information on how coronary CT can lower costs, as well as reduce the number of invasive tests, that would be applicable to other clinical settings. 

Source: theHeart.org - July 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news