Volume 2, Number 3, July-August-September 2009

Advances in cardiac computed tomography: an update for primary care physicians
Shreenidhi Venuraju, Ajay Yerramasu, Avijit Lahiri

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of mortality in the United Kingdom, causing a total of 120,000 deaths in 2003. The lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) in the UK by the age of 40 has been estimated at 50% in men and 33% in women. In addition to imposing a great burden, both economically and on the already stretched resources of the NHS, it is also the most important factor contributing to the number of years of life lost before the age of 65.

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