Key result
Routine supine stress testing detects left main or three-vessel CAD in ~60% of patients.
Design
Letter discussing noninvasive identification of severe coronary artery disease
Authors
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Questions routine radionuclide angiography for severe CAD detection; leaves open need for prospective validation in diverse populations.
L. Larry Gladstone (1990) conducted a letter in Severe coronary artery disease (n=93). Routine supine stress testing was evaluated on Detection of severe coronary atherosclerosis. Among 93 patients with proven left main or three vessel coronary atherosclerosis, routine supine stress testing successfully detected the condition in 56 patients.
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