Are coronary CT angiography and CT-Based FFR set to become a game changer

Ever since publication last year, the results of the SYNTAX III Revolution trial [1] have been making waves and stimulating intense debate between radiologists, interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons involved in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. The trial results showed that there was almost perfect agreement between heart teams who used either conventional invasive coronary angiography (ICA) or Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to decide which revascularization approach should be used for the treatment of patients with severe, multi-vessel coronary artery disease.

Cardiac Imaging Syntax III Serruys AprilMay2019