Non-invasive tests in coronary artery disease: Are we facing a fork in the road?

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 413-414

  Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247375904     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.108811     Document Type: Editorial

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