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In patients with left bundle branch block and suspected coronary artery disease, dobutamine stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was superior to dobutamine stress echo in terms of specificity (88% vs 73%). Sensitivity was the same for both at 72%. Adding first pass perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement increased the sensitivity of CMR to 82%. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Apr 4;    (retrieved Apr, 2014). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.