Stress testing and non-invasive coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: Time for a new paradigm

Heart International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-13

  Arbab Zadeh, Armin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Coronary artery disease; CT angiography; Stress testing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872862208     PISSN: 18261868     EISSN: 20362579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/hi.2012.e2     Document Type: Review

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