Cardiovascular Business February 28, 2025
Michael Walter

The rapid rise of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) represents one of cardiology’s biggest ongoing trends, but most primary care providers are still not embracing a CT-first strategy when meeting with patients. What, exactly, is causing this delay? Is there anything cardiologists can do to make a difference?

A new editorial in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT), an official publication of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), explored those very questions.[1]

A bit of background on the rise of CCTA

Cardiac CT has been on the rise for quite some time, providing care teams with a noninvasive way to evaluate heart patients for a long list of potential complications. More and more industry groups have given CCTA their...

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