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    Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
    • Introduction to Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
    • Medical History and Physical Examination for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
      • Medical History
      • Physical Examination
        • Ambulatory (home) blood pressure monitoring
    • Electrocardiography
      • How ECG is done
      • Smartwatches
    • Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiography
    • Echocardiography and Other Ultrasound Procedures
      • How echocardiography is done
    • X-Rays of the Chest
    • Computed Tomography (CT) of the Heart
    • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) of the Heart
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Heart
    • Radionuclide Imaging of the Heart
    • Tilt Table Testing
      • How tilt table testing is done
    • Electrophysiologic Testing
      • How electrophysiologic testing is done
    • Stress Testing
      • How stress testing is done
    • Central Venous Catheterization
    • Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
      • How pulmonary artery catheterization is done
    • Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
      • Cardiac Catheterization
        • Catheterization of the right side of the heart
        • Catheterization of the left side of the heart
      • Coronary Angiography
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