Coronary computed tomographic angiography and exercise electrocardiography: A great match or unequal partners?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1787-1789

  Gerber, Thomas C ^a   Kantor, Birgit ^b   Chareonthaitawee, Panithaya ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 34547759825     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm253     Document Type: Editorial

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