Abstract Background Diabetics have high prevalence of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) with typical characteristics (diffuse disease, large calcifications).Although 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography has high diagnostic accuracy to detect CAD, its diagnostic performance in diabetics with suspected CAD is unknown.To compare the diagnostic performance of 64-slice MDCT between diabetics and non-diabetics sensationnel kiyari with suspected CAD scheduled for invasive coronary angiography (ICA).
Methods We enrolled one hundred and five diabetic patients (92 men, age 65 +/- 9 years, Group 1) and 105 non-diabetic patients (63 men, age 63+/-5 years, Group 2) with indication to ICA for suspected CAD undergoing coronary 64-slice MDCT before ICA.Results In Group 1, the overall feasibility of coronary artery visualization was 93.8%.
The most frequent artifact was blooming due to large coronary calcifications (54 artifacts, 67%).In Group 2, the overall feasibility was significantly higher 2006 nissan altima radio vs.Group 1 (97%, p Conclusions Although MDCT has high sensitivity for early identification of significant CAD in diabetics, its diagnostic performance is significantly reduced in these patients as compared to non-diabetics with similar clinical characteristics.