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Images in cardiology
Cardiac hybrid imaging with high-speed single-photon emission computed tomography/CT camera to detect ischaemia and coronary artery obstruction
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- Cardiovasclar examination (new)
- coronary angiography
- coronary artery disease
- coronary intervention
- nuclear cardiology
A 48-year-old female patient (body mass index 33 kg/m2) without known coronary artery disease was treated over several weeks for prolonged episodes of back pain unrelated to physical activity. Due to the persistence and progression of symptoms the patient was evaluated for suspected coronary artery disease. Blood test (cardiac enzymes) as well as physical exercise test was negative but …
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Competing interests None to declare.
Patient consent Obtained.
Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the local ethics committee University Hospital Zurich.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.