Cost effectiveness of adding CMR to evaluation of suspected coronary ischaemia
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Background Patient selection for coronary angiography traditionally relies on clinical assessment, treadmill exercise testing (TMET) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is a relatively novel imaging study, which provides excellent non-invasive assessment of myocardial perfusion and is useful in risk stratification of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).
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