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To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Cury et al1 on the value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with T2-weighted imaging for the detection of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain. In this study, 62 patients were evaluated and 13 developed ACS. The authors concluded that the new CMR protocol significantly improved the diagnostic accuracy for the detection of ACS and added incremental value over clinical risk stratification and traditional cardiac risk factors (TCRFs). Thus, we commend the authors for their findings given the potential …
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