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Table 1 Categorization of patients based on presence the presence or absence of angina pectoris and coronary heart disease

From: Role of multidetector computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of patients attending the rapid access chest pain clinic, The Scottish computed tomography of the heart (SCOT-HEART) trial: study protocol for randomized controlled trial

 

Coronary heart disease

 
  

Yes

No

Angina pectoris

Yes

High-risk and cause of symptoms

Low-risk and cause of symptoms unclear

 

No

High-risk but either symptoms unrelated or atypical presentation

Low-risk and other cause of symptoms likely