Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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The results of multicenter trials indicate that patients with left ventricular dysfunction and either three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease have improved prognosis when treated surgically. ⋯ Although exercise radionuclide angiography in patients with minimal symptoms of coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction is not precise in predicting three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease, it provides important functional information regarding subsequent prognosis during medical therapy.