Coronary Computed Tomography Angiogram

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Coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA) are routinely utilized and performed in or facilities. It is a heart-imaging test that help evaluate calcification or anomalies of coronary arteries. It’s a very informative non-invasive exam utilized by many practitioners to evaluate patient suspected with coronary artery disease and other coronary conditions. A criteria for patients’ undergoing this exam is having a heart rate 60 or less. To achieve this heart rate, patients are routinely given a beta blocker to achieve this result. Most often, patient respond to the therapy. However, I wanted to compare how it would compare in using the calcium channel blocker, Cardizem. I am presenting an intervention PICOT

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