Using Workload to Predict Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in Candidates for Coronary Angiography

Background: Coronary angiography, albeit a safe procedure, may cause serious complications especially in patients with left main stenosis (LMS). This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of workload achieved by exercise tolerance test (ETT) in predicting LMS in candidates for coronary angi...

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Main Authors: Elham Hakki Kazzazi, Masoumeh Lotfi Tokaldany, Mojtaba Salarifar, Abbasali Karimi, Saeed Sadeghian, Mahmood Sheikh Fathollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5353.pdf&manuscript_id=5353