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What gives better heart info, an ekg, angiogram or a cardiac ct scan?
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All important: All are important -- ekg provides electrical and rhythm information. Much can be learned from an ekg. Angiogram/cardiac ct provides anatomic information about coronary arteries and myocardium (muscle of the heart).
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