False positive diagnostic tests and coronary angiographic findings in 105 presumably healthy males.
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False positive diagnostic tests and coronary angiographic findings in 105 presumably healthy males.
Among 2014 presumably healthy males aged 40-59 years coronary heart disease (CHD) was suggested in 115 in the presence of one or more of the following criteria: 1) a WHO-questionnaire on angina pectoris positive on interview, 2) typical angina during a near maximal bicycle exercise test, 3) a positive exercise ECG during and/or post exercise, 4) a Minnesota Code 1.1 on a resting ECG. Diagnostic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.54.3.371