For the initial evaluation of low-risk patients with stable chest pain, anatomic testing—coronary CT angiography (CTA) with or without noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR)—is cost-effective ...

Noninvasive testing is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular mortality and myocardial infarction in patients presenting with chest pain when compared with individuals not sent for testing, ...

Can Stress Testing Be Delayed in Low-Risk Patients with Chest Pain? Testing within 3 days of ED discharge appears safe, but how long testing can be delayed is not clear. Patients who present with ...

For people with stable chest pain, a personalized "precision" testing approach led to more efficient evaluations for heart disease risk and improved diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease ...

Patients who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain often receive unnecessary tests to evaluate whether they are having a heart attack, a practice that provides no clinical benefit and adds ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2022 — For people with stable chest pain, a personalized “precision” testing approach led to more efficient evaluations for heart disease risk and improved diagnosis and treatment of ...

CHICAGO -- As many as 10% of clinicians will send their patients with chest pain directly to the cath lab, but a new study showed that this usual-care strategy is less effective in reducing bad ...

People who come to the emergency department complaining of chest pain often get a test that isn't helping them very much, according to a new study. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A team of radiologists at LSU Health New Orleans believes chest x-rays could aid in the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. The hospital said the discovery could especially help in areas ...