Cardiac imaging in coronary artery disease: differing modalities
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Cardiac imaging in coronary artery disease: differing modalities.
Correspondence to: Dr Jeroen J Bax, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; [email protected] _________________________ C oronary artery disease (CAD) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Moreover, the disease is reaching endemic proportions and will put an enormous strain on health care econom...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.061408