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UK NICE guidance recommends CT coronary angiography for diagnosis of CAD in patients with atypical or typical angina in its 2016 update of CG95 (Chest pain of recent onset: assessment and diagnosis).

Prospective multicentre trial aimed to investigate the use of CT coronary angiogram compared to standard care in patients with stable chest pain in terms of its affect on diagnosis, management and outcome of patients.

An important study comparing CTA and combined CTA+CTP with SPECT MPI and invasive angiography.

This study explores the utility of these techniques to improve the accuracy of CTA.

This latest document rates the appropriateness of different imaging modalities for various indications to exclude stable ischemic heart disease.