Use of CT angiography among patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA.
² Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA;; Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;; Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University Hospital and State of São Paulo Cancer Institute (ICESP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Comment

Charles Eisenberg et al. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;7(1):102-105.

doi: 10.21037/cdt.2016.11.08.

¹ Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA.
² Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA;; Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;; Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University Hospital and State of São Paulo Cancer Institute (ICESP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Cardiovascular Division and Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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