%0 Journal Article
%T Original research article: The HASTE Protocol: a standardised CT Coronary Angiography service operated from a District General Hospital
%A Alex Horton
%A Clare Bannister
%A Edward Leatham
%A Emma Wood
%A Iain Thomas Parsons
%A John Badelek
%A Mark Ingram
%A Michael Hickman
%J Archive of "Open Heart".
%D 2018
%R 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000817
%X CT coronary angiography (CTCA) has excellent sensitivity but lacks specificity when compared with invasive coronary angiography (ICA) particularly in patients with a high coronary calcium burden. CTCA has been shown in large trials to decrease the requirement for diagnostic ICA and provide diagnostic clarity. We describe the methodology used to provide a standardised CTCA service established in a District General Hospital, which may assist other hospitals aiming to develop a cardiac CT service
%K ct scanning
%K coronary artery disease
%K coronary angiography
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045759/