Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

Advanced non–invasive cardiac imaging tools for diagnosis of coronary artery diseases.

Dr. Naresh Sen

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 Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in adults, accounting for approximately a third of all deaths in subjects over the age of 35 years. Several studies have shown that the response to stress testing can help risk–stratify patients, and may safely guide treatment options (medical vs interventional approach).Stress testing is also of clear prognostic value and can reliably identify patients at low risk for future cardiac events. A variety of stress testing modalities are utilized for detection of CAD. Stress echocardiography (SE) and single–photon computed tomography (SPECT) are well–established noninvasive techniques that provide incremental value over clinical risk factors for the detection of CAD. PET has a proven high diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of CAD. Cardiac MRI (CMR) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT) are newer imaging tools shown to have utility in the assessment of CAD in an increasing number of studies.

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Dr. Naresh Sen Advanced non–invasive cardiac imaging tools for diagnosis of coronary artery diseases. International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 3 March 2016

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