A 55-year-old woman has 6 months of exertional breathlessness, orthopnoea and ankle swelling. BNP is raised and chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with

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A 55-year-old woman has 6 months of exertional breathlessness, orthopnoea and ankle swelling. BNP is raised and chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with pulmonary venous congestion. What is the most appropriate investigation?

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Transthoracic echocardiography

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Spirometry as the definitive test

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Sputum microscopy

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D-dimer test

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Routine exercise ECG

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A 55-year-old woman has 6 months of exertional breathlessness, orthopnoea and ankle swelling. BNP is raised and chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly with pulmonary venous congestion. What is the most appropriate investigation?