A Novel Diagnostic Approach for Evaluating Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

The diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease is one of the most resource- and labor-intensive challenges to both emergency departments and outpatient physician practices. In the US alone, the diagnosis of suspected coronary artery disease involves millions of stress tests and an...

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Published inThe American journal of medicine Vol. 129; no. 6; pp. 557 - 559
Main Author Boden, William E., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical diagnosis
Medical tests
Risk factors
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Summary:The diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease is one of the most resource- and labor-intensive challenges to both emergency departments and outpatient physician practices. In the US alone, the diagnosis of suspected coronary artery disease involves millions of stress tests and angiograms yearly, the annual percentage of which has increased by more than 50% since 1995. However, the overwhelming majority (-90%) of patients evaluated by primary care physicians for suspected coronary ischemia are ultimately diagnosed with noncardiac causes. Here, Boden details how noninvasive testing can become an open door to an invasive approach that is more appropriately reserved for the acutely ill or more high-risk coronary patient.
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ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.01.023