SOURCE: MedPage Today
DATE: June 8, 2009
EXCERPT: "Contrast stress echocardiography demonstrated sensitivity for coronary atherosclerosis in women in early menopause but poor specificity and no correlation with lab parameters, preliminary data from an ongoing study showed." more
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Reported at the American Society of Echocardiography meeting
Abdelmoneim S, et al "Initial results from the 'Stress echo in Menopausal women at risk for coronary ARTery Disease (SMART) Trial:' An outcomes study evaluating the diagnostic and prognostic value of noninvasive testing for cardiovascular disease" J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2009; 22(5): Abstract P1-57.
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