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Chiong J, Ramkumar PG, Weir NW, Weir-McCall JR, Nania A, Shaw LJ, Einstein AJ, Dweck MR, Mills NL, Newby DE, van Beek EJR, Roditi G, Williams MC. Evaluating Radiation Exposure in Patients with Stable Chest Pain in the SCOT-HEART Trial. Radiology 2023; 308:e221963. [PMID: 37526539 PMCID: PMC10478793 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
Background In the Scottish Computed Tomography of the Heart (SCOT-HEART) trial in individuals with stable chest pain, a treatment strategy based on coronary CT angiography (CTA) led to improved outcomes. Purpose To assess 5-year cumulative radiation doses of participants undergoing investigation for suspected angina due to coronary artery disease with or without coronary CTA. Materials and Methods This secondary analysis of the SCOT-HEART trial included data from six of 12 recruiting sites and two of three imaging sites. Participants were recruited between November 18, 2010, and September 24, 2014, with follow-up through January 31, 2018. Study participants had been randomized (at a one-to-one ratio) to standard care with CT (n = 1466) or standard care alone (n = 1428). Imaging was performed on a 64-detector (n = 223) or 320-detector row scanner (n = 1466). Radiation dose from CT (dose-length product), SPECT (injected activity), and invasive coronary angiography (ICA; kerma-area product) was assessed for 5 years after enrollment. Effective dose was calculated using conversion factors appropriate for the imaging modality and body region imaged (using 0.026 mSv/mGy · cm for cardiac CT). Results Cumulative radiation dose was assessed in 2894 participants. Median effective dose was 3.0 mSv (IQR, 2.6-3.3 mSv) for coronary calcium scoring, 4.1 mSv (IQR, 2.6-6.1 mSv) for coronary CTA, 7.4 mSv (IQR, 6.2-8.5 mSv) for SPECT, and 4.1 mSv (IQR, 2.5-6.8 mSv) for ICA. After 5 years, total per-participant cumulative dose was higher in the CT group (median, 8.1 mSv; IQR, 5.5-12.4 mSv) compared with standard-care group (median, 0 mSv; IQR, 0-4.5 mSv; P < .001). In participants who underwent any imaging, cumulative radiation exposure was higher in the CT group (n = 1345; median, 8.6 mSv; IQR, 6.1-13.3 mSv) compared with standard-care group (n = 549; median, 6.4 mSv; IQR, 3.4-9.2 mSv; P < .001). Conclusion In the SCOT-HEART trial, the 5-year cumulative radiation dose from cardiac imaging was higher in the coronary CT angiography group compared with the standard-care group, largely because of the radiation exposure from CT. Clinical trial registration no. NCT01149590 © RSNA, 2023 Supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Dodd and Bosserdt in this issue.
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Affiliation(s)
- Justin Chiong
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Prasad Guntur Ramkumar
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Nicholas W. Weir
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Jonathan R. Weir-McCall
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Alberto Nania
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Leslee J. Shaw
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Andrew J. Einstein
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Marc R. Dweck
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Nicholas L. Mills
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - David E. Newby
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Edwin J. R. van Beek
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Giles Roditi
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
| | - Michelle C. Williams
- From the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science,
University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France
Crescent, Edinburgh, UK (J.C., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.);
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Clinical
Research Imaging Facility, University of Dundee, UK (P.G.R.); Department of
Medical Physics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W.); Edinburgh Imaging Facility
QMRI, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (N.W.W., M.R.D., N.L.M., D.E.N.,
E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Royal
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK (J.R.W.M.); Department of Radiology, Royal
Infirmary of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (A.N., E.J.R.v.B., M.C.W.); Blavatnik
Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, NY (L.J.S.); Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Division
of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia
University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY (A.J.E.); and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
(G.R.)
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