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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. This happens. But its rare! Which is exactly what the numbers show.

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Which patient needs a CT scan?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

But it also shows a massive area of total ischemia in the LAD territory: CT shows the infarct The CT is with contrast, which increases density (which looks more white). Angiogram Door to balloon time was 120 minutes (much too long) because of time taken for a CT. No ECG was recorded after pain resolution.