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Hype or New Paradigm?

Mario J. Garcia, MD

JAMA. 2005;293:2531-2533.

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When Sones inadvertently performed the first coronary angiogram in 1958,¹ he could not anticipate the profound future implications of that event. Four years later, when he reported his experience with more than 1000 procedures,² the technique was still considered experimental and was dismissed by many leading authorities in cardiovascular medicine. Yet, the introduction of coronary angiography started a new era, leading to the rapid development of coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous revascularization for the routine management of ischemic heart disease. Four decades later, more than 2 million angiographic procedures are performed annually in the United States alone.³ Although invasive coronary angiography clearly has led to improved outcomes, it also has contributed to greater expenses in health care cost,³ limiting its potential to become more widely available. This has led to a growing interest in the scientific community in the development of less expensive, noninvasive . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

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