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CT Coronary angiography in clinical practice
- Publication date
- 15 December 2010
- Publisher
- __Abstract__
Stable angina is a common and disabling disease with coronary artery disease (CAD) accounting
for 68% of heart related deaths (I). Common risk factors for CAD 1nclude hypertension, h1gh
cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, obesity, and a family history of heart disease. Traditionally
ischemic testing include exercise ECG and stress myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT) for the
non-invasive detection of inducible ischemia. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) i