CT scan, other tests equally effective for heart patients
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STANDARD stress tests and CT scans used to diagnose heart problems are equally effective in helping patients avoid death and heart attacks, researchers said on Saturday.
But a patient who undergoes a CT scan for initial diagnosis is less likely to need subsequent tests, doctors told the annual gathering of the American College of Cardiology in San Diego.
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