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Question 6#

You refer a patient for consideration of aortic valve replacement.

Which one of the following patients is least likely to need coronary angiography?

A. A 38-year-old man who smokes 40 cigarettes a day
B. A 42-year-old man with no cardiac risk factors
C. A 48-year-old woman with diabetes
D. A 48-year-old woman with no cardiac risk factors
E. A 38-year-old man with diabetes

Correct Answer is D

Comment:

Guidelines recommend angiography for everyone considered for valve surgery except men <40 years of age and premenopausal woman with no cardiac risk factors.