Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 264-271, July 2009

Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial comparing stress myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography as the initial imaging study for intermediate-risk patients admitted with chest pain

  • Jeffrey M. Levsky, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Mark I. Travin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Daniel M. Spevack, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Mark A. Menegus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Paul W. Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Ythan Goldberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Elana T. Clark, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Prameela Banoth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Katherine D. Freeman, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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  • Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
    • fClinical Directors Network (CDN), New York, NY, USA
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  • Linda B. Haramati, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA

Received 12 February 2009; accepted 5 May 2009. published online 22 May 2009.

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 This study is supported by an AHA Clinical Research Program Grant.

 ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT 00705458.

 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00159-2

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.006

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 264-271, July 2009

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