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'False-positive' activation of cardiac catheterization may occur in some with suspected heart attack
Physicians caring for patients suspected of having a heart attack may trigger "false-positive" activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory based on test results suggestive of a heart attack, according to a study in the Dec. 19 issue of JAMA.
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