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What are the best tests to rule out cad?
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No single test: A number of lab tests measuring lipids, hscrp, assess the risk for cad; exercise tests, angiography, radionucletotide scanning may help in detecting vascular lesions. As with any test there are false negatives and false positives.
Answered 7/15/2012
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The most accurate: is a heart cath - invasive, costly, occasionally causes problems - can't do that on everyone. all other tests are not as good. your doc chooses the most appropriate test on the basis of your pre-test risk determined by the clinical characteristics of your case. Early CAD is well detected by a "coronary calcium score" sometimes advertised as a heart scan.
Answered 2/10/2015
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