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Coronary Artery Disease
Technical advances improve myocardial imaging in women
July 28th, 2005
Technical advances have improved myocardial perfusion imaging in women with coronary artery disease. According to recent research from Italy, "Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States as well as in most of the industrialized world. Emerging data have displayed important sex-based differences in CAD: its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, response to therapies, and adverse outcomes." "Although the incidence of CAD has doubled among women in the past decade, and the rate of women referred to diagnostic testing and revascularization has increased, this disease in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-28)
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