American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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ASNC2007: Caffeine Screens Before Stress Tests Often Miss Positives

September 12, 2007
Source: MedPage Today

Routine screening by questionnaire for caffeine intake before pharmacologic cardiac stress testing fails to identify most patients who have detectable serum levels of the stimulant, investigators said here.

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