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Before an invasive heart procedure, I turned to AI

When my cardiologist recommended an invasive coronary angiogram, with stents potentially to follow, I wasn't ready to agree. The thought of an invasive catheter procedure frightened me. Bypass surgery would later enter the conversation, raising the stakes further. I wanted…

When my cardiologist recommended an invasive coronary angiogram, with stents potentially to follow, I wasn’t ready to agree. The thought of an invasive catheter procedure frightened me. Bypass surgery would later enter the conversation, raising the stakes further.

I wanted to understand why an invasive procedure was necessary, what it would establish, and whether less invasive testing could answer the questions about my heart first. Those questions became a nearly two-year …

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Before an invasive heart procedure, I turned to AI