DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS COMPARISON OF CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC PATHWAY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: CCTA AS THE OPTIMAL GATEWAY TO ICA

Background: Recent trials have demonstrated clinical benefits of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as a gateway to invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). However, insufficient evidence exists to demonstrate clinical outperformance of CCTA vs.