CT Angiography Gets Thumbs-Up In New ACC/AHA Heart Attack Guidelines
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Coronary computed tomographic [CT] angiography is a reasonable alternative to stress testing for diagnosing some patients with symptoms of a heart attack, according to new practice 1guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association
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