A comparison of cardiac computerized tomography and exercise stress electrocardiogram test for the investigation of stable chest pain: the clinical results of the CAPP randomized prospective trial.

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To determine the symptomatic and prognostic differences resulting from a novel diagnostic pathway based on cardiac computerized tomography (CT) compared with the traditional exercise stress electrocardiography test (EST) in stable chest pain patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging

Title: European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging

ISSN (Electronic): 2047-2412

ISSN (Print): 2047-2404

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2015

Volume: 16

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Cardiology Department, Ulster Hospital, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, UK Centre for Vision and Vascular Science, Institute of Clinical Science A, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, Belfast BT126BA, UK mckavanagh@doctors.net.uk.

[2 ] Cardiology Department, Ulster Hospital, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, UK.

[3 ] The Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, Education and Research Centre, Royal Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.

[4 ] Centre for Vision and Vascular Science, Institute of Clinical Science A, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, Belfast BT126BA, UK.

[5 ] Cardiology Department, Ulster Hospital, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, UK Centre for Vision and Vascular Science, Institute of Clinical Science A, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, Belfast BT126BA, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: jeu284

DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu284

PubMed ID: 25473041

SO-VID: ed7d2aed-56ef-4ff6-9834-249afa815c6f

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Keywords: cardiac computerized tomography,exercise stress electrocardiogram,stable chest pain

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Keywords: cardiac computerized tomography, exercise stress electrocardiogram, stable chest pain

A comparison of cardiac computerized tomography and exercise stress electrocardiogram test for the investigation of stable chest pain: the clinical results of the CAPP randomized prospective trial.

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