Our Literature Review section continues with another installment of summaries from the medical literature. Our authors have found recent articles that have direct relevance to the practice of insurance medicine. The intent of the reading list is to provide the highlights of articles, not an in-depth analysis. Contributions to the reading list are invited. Please forward your citation and summary to Michael L. Moore, MD, Associate Editor, Literature Review at Moorem1@Nationwide.com. We will acknowledge all contributors in each issue's installment.
This study enrolled 3561 patients (56.2% female) with stable chest pain and an intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) who were referred for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) at one of 26 European centers in 16 European countries. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to undergo either computed tomography (CT) or ICA. The primary outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events was a composite of cardiovascular death,...
