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I had a stress test. the doctor said i have coronary heart disease but he wants to do the ink test to be for sure. so do i have the disease?
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Uncertain: Depending on what type of stress test you had, and the degree of abnormality, the rates of false positive tests will vary. The angiogram is a way to definitely answer your question.
Answered 4/13/2014
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Possible: Stress has some false positives, so another test is important. ? Ink? Do, you mean catheterization imaging?
Answered 1/1/2014
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