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What tests should i have done to rule out coronary artery disease?

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Low risk: At your age, unless you have diabetes, smoke, or use cocaine, the likelihood that you have coronary artery disease is very low (.

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Answered 2/17/2015

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Minimal: An electrocardiogram would show whether there is any significant disease. Any further tests would be based on the first results.

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