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Comparing techniques for coronary artery disease diagnosis

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Clogged coronary arteries may not necessarily lead to poor blood perfusion to the heart muscle, a recent study that compares multislice CT with stress myocardial perfusion imaging confirms. Nor do test results that indicate good blood circulation to the heart always correlate to a low degree of coronary artery blockage. Research led by Dr. Jeroen J. Bax of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands compared the relationship between results obtained from the two imaging procedures in 114 male and female patients with an intermediate pretest likelihood of coronary artery disease. The...Read full article

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    Published: January 2007
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