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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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01-04-2005 | Editorial

Differences and similarities between coronary atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease: implications for cardiac imaging

Author: Gianmario Sambuceti

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 4/2005

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Forty years after its introduction [1], coronary angiography remains the most accurate technique for the assessment of coronary anatomy. Its impact on the diagnosis and management of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is corroborated by the fact that coronary angiography is still essential for surgical aorto-coronary bypass grafting and percutaneous revascularisation. …

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Title: Differences and similarities between coronary atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease: implications for cardiac imaging
Author: Gianmario Sambuceti
Publication date: 01-04-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-004-1745-0

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