Is there coronary artery disease in the cancer patient who manifests with chest pain, shortness of breath and/or tachycardia? A retrospective observational cohort.

Objective: Cancer therapies lead to chest pain (CP), shortness of breath (SOB), and/or tachydysrhythmias (TACH Y) requiring cardiac risk stratification including coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA). We posit that cancer patients with CP, SOB and/or TACH Y have greater odds of having coronary artery disease (CAD) identified by CCTA than those that do not.

Methods: Eligibility for this IRB-approved retrospective observational cohort included those with cancer that had CCTA performed.