Coronary Heart Disease (cont.)
Medical Author:
Vibhuti N Singh, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Editor:
Alan D Forker, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Michael E Zevitz, MD
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Media type: Image Media file 2: Treadmill exercise stress test. 
Media type: Photo Media file 3: Stress nuclear imaging using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). 
Media type: Photo Media file 4: Results of a nuclear stress test from a person with angina. A significant defect in the amount of blood pumped during stress appears to a major blockage (stenosis) in the right coronary artery. 
Media type: Image Media file 5: Coronary angiography in cardiac catheterization laboratory. 
Media type: Photo Media file 6: Coronary angiogram from a person with angina and an abnormal stress test showing 90% blockage in the right coronary artery (arrow). In the lower panel, the blockage has been treated with angioplasty (PTCA) and a stent was put in place (double arrow). 
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