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Angiography
New angiography findings from Erasmus University published
November 15th, 2009
In this recently published article, scientists in Netherlands conducted a study "To compare the diagnostic performance of CT angiography (CTA) and exercise electrocardiography (XECG) in a symptomatic population with a low-intermediate prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Prospective registry. Tertiary university hospital." "471 consecutive ambulatory patients with stable chest pain complaints, mean (SD) age 56 (10), female 227 (48%), pre-test probability for significant CAD > 5%. All patients were intended to undergo both 64-slice, dual-source CTA and an XECG. Clinically driven quantitative catheter angiography was performed in 98 patients. Feasibility and...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2009-11-15)
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