Myocardial ischemia and viability
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This paper addresses the question of whether and how MCG tests that assess ischemia or viability of the myocardium can add to the diagnostic information gained from standard procedures in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. We review the diagnostic performance of the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG), the exercise and pharmacological (stress) echocardiogram, the exercise and pharmacological myocardial perfusion imaging, and the positron emission tomography (PET).
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