Application of Appropriate Use Criteria to Cardiac Stress Testing in the Hospital Setting: Limitations of the Criteria and Areas for Improved Practice

ConclusionsThe rate of inappropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging in the inpatient setting is similar to that in the ambulatory setting. However, there is wide variation in inappropriate testing based on the indication for the test. Taking risk into consideration in possible ACS patients could result in a larger number of tests being considered inappropriate.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - October 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zachary M. Gertz, William O'Donnell, Amresh Raina, Andrew J. Litwack, Jessica R. Balderston, Lee R. Goldberg Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research