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What is this point of a stress echocardiogram when i have coronory heart disease already ..any info appreciated .
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CAD: Having CAD does in no way provide information on your cardiac function. Doing the stress echo will help define to a certain extent your cardiac function - like how the muscle is working, your ability to pump blood out, the volumes etc...
Answered 6/10/2014
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