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Coronary Artery Disease
Sex differences found in ST-segment depression during adenosine stress testing
January 13th, 2005
According to a report from the United States, "Previous studies have suggested that ST-segment depression with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be a marker of significant coronary artery disease (CAD). "It is unclear if the significance of ST depression differs between men and women." This prompted M. Gulati and colleagues, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, to study "the diagnostic accuracy of ST-segment depression with adenosine radionuclide MPI as a marker of significant CAD in men and women." "Consecutive patients who had angina or suspected CAD and underwent an adenosine stress test and subsequent angiography...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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