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Assess causes of chest pain and other coronary symptoms in patient with or without coronary disease history |
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Low probability of coronary disease—but equivocal nuclear-medicine stress test |
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High-risk but asymptomatic patient |
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Identify aneurysms |
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Detect atherosclerosis |
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Identify arteriovenous malformations |
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Evaluate stent implantations |
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Identify dissection of the aorta |
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Plan for coronary bypass |
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Isolate congenital anomalies of coronary circulation |
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Assess coronary or pulmonary venous anatomy |
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Inability to perform physical exercise and contraindication ofchemical stress |
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Refusal of catheter angiography |
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Need to visualize anomalous coronary arterial anatomy |
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Need to determine bypass graft location and patency |
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Evaluation of pulmonary veins before and after ablations |
