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My doctor said everything is ok with my heart? no coronary tests were made and i have chest pain at rest? how can he know for sure?
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History and physical: Much can be determined based on the pattern of pain and your clinical presentation . The current "gold " standard for coronary disease is an angiogram.
Answered 7/30/2016
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Bluntly: He can't know without invasive or noninvasive study of coronarirs but it is likely your history & physical that convinced him.
Answered 8/5/2019
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