What is the best test for a patient with classic angina?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-126

  Lauer, Michael S ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34047102378     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.74.2.123     Document Type: Article

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