CT angiography for all patients with inconclusive noninvasive test? Clinical perspective: "not yet".
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1 It has been known since the early 1970s that the extent and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a predictor of outcomes (1). Multidetector coronary computed tomography (MD-CCT) is a useful diagnostic test in the assessment of CAD (2). Although it is a minimally invasive test, MD-CCT carries attendant risks. There is a risk for development of contrastinduced nephropathy (CIN), which is significantly
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
دوره 4 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011