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FRONT COVER IMAGE results of the SCOT-HEART (Scottish Computed Tomography of the HEART) CT image from a 56 year old female with a his- randomised controlled trial, whose 5-year follow-up data have recently tory of atypical chest pain who particpated in the been published, have established the role of CT CoronaryAngiography for SCOT-HEART trial which showed that a signifi- patients with symptoms of suspected coronary artery disease ...
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