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After a normal exercise sestamibi study, catheterization is indicated when?

View Poll Results: After a normal exercise sestamibi study, catheterization is indicated when?
When the treadmill test is abnormal	1	50.00%
When the patient fails to achieve a heart rate of 130	0	0%
When the patient has a change in symptoms	1	50.00%
Catheterization is needed only after an abnormal sestamibi study	0	0%
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November 18th, 2003, 20:43

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After a normal exercise sestamibi study, catheterization is indicated when?

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Further investigation is indicated when the patient experiences a change in symptoms. In this study, 15 out of the 218 patients studied ended up having a revascularization procedure during the 7.4 years of follow-up. This is almost 1% a year.

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