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Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac imaging is underused in women
February 24th, 2005
Cardiac imaging is underused in women to diagnose coronary artery disease. Cardiac imaging methods such as stress single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and stress echocardiography work as well in women as in men to accurately diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD). Women at risk for CAD, however, are less often referred for the right tests, according to a consensus statement from the American Heart Association. The statement was published in a special women's themed issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, and presented at The State of The Heart: Go Red For Women news conference in New York City. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-24)
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