The Coronary CT area covers non-invasive study of the coronary arteries with contrast medium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","area_medica":[],"prestazione":[],"class_list":["post-31913","specialita","type-specialita","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"accreditato_ssn":false,"box_eccellenza":null,"eccellenza":false,"specialita_madre":31900,"lead":"Coronary CT, also called cardiac CT or coronary CT angiography, is a non-invasive examination that studies the coronary arteries with a contrast medium injected into a vein. In the NefroCenter Group it is performed at the Casa di Salute Santa Lucia, in the province of Napoli, and at the Rome American Hospital in Roma.","occhiello":"The coronary arteries are the arteries that feed the heart: when the physician suspects they are narrowed, coronary CT makes it possible to observe them without invasive examinations.","icona":false,"revisione_clinica":"","aggiornato":"in October 2026","ambito_titolo":"What coronary CT is and how it works","ambito_intro":"Coronary CT is a computed tomography scan dedicated to the heart: X-rays pass through the chest and a computer processes the data into three-dimensional images. An iodine-based contrast medium, injected through a peripheral venous line, makes the lumen and wall of the coronary arteries and the chambers of the heart visible.\n\nThe heart is always moving: this is why you are connected to an ECG monitor, and the images come out better with a regular rhythm and a heart rate that is not high. The scan requires holding your breath for a few seconds.\n\nThe group\u2019s dual-source CT scanners have two X-ray tubes and two detectors: they acquire the images at high speed and reduce motion artifacts.","ambito_voci":"Non-invasive examination\nContrast medium in a vein\nECG monitoring\nBreath-hold of a few seconds\nDual-source CT\nCalcium score without contrast","ambito_chiusura":"","segnali_titolo":"Who coronary CT is indicated for","segnali_intro":"Coronary CT is not a check-up examination: it should be performed only on the physician\u2019s indication, after estimating the likelihood of coronary artery disease from symptoms, age, sex and risk factors. According to the 2024 ESC guidelines on chronic coronary syndromes it is recommended, or may be considered, in these cases.","segnali_voci":"Suspected chronic coronary artery disease with a low or moderate likelihood, to confirm or rule it out\nLow or moderate likelihood and another non-invasive test that has not given a clear answer\nSymptoms that persist despite treatment after a bypass or stent, to check their patency","segnali_chiusura":"","img1_foto":"","img1_didascalia":"","servizi_titolo":"What it shows: cardiac CT and calcium score","servizi_intro":"