What are the limitations of coronary angiography?
Coronary angiography has several limitations. These include poor agreement between readers in the severity of stenosis, providing only anatomical data and not a reliable indicator of functional significance, not being able to distinguish between vulnerable and stable plaques, and not being able to detect angiographically silent plaques which can still result in an acute event. Despite these limitations, coronary angiography is still a significant predictor of long-term patient outcomes.