What test shows blocked arteries in the heart?

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Dr Shubham Chauhan

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The most accurate method to detect blocked arteries remains an invasive test called cardiac angiography, which requires a catheter to be threaded into heart vessels. But the signs of blocked arteries may also be seen on an ECG.

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