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#279 Dominate Stable Angina with the CardioNerds

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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The Benefits of CT Angiograms for Coronary Artery Disease

The first thing that occurs is not luminal narrowing, right? But what actually happens is there's buildup within the walls of the artery and they actually build outwards. That's called positive remodeling. Positive remodeling means you're going to have tons of these locations along the artery that are going to be at a higher risk for rupture or stroke. The CTA gives you a lot more information and is less invasive than the calf. You can choose to include this or not.

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