Usefulness of Predischarge Cardiac Testing in Low Risk Women and Men for Safe, Rapid Discharge from a Chest Pain Unit

Predischarge cardiac testing (PDT) in low risk patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a chest pain unit (CPU) remains a challenge. It is unclear whether PDT varies by sex. We analyzed consecutive low risk women and men evaluated in our CPU over a 2 year period and compared the utilization of PDT (exercise treadmill test [ETT], myocardial stress perfusion scintigraphy [MPS], exercise stress echocardiography, invasive coronary angiography, or no test) and incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 30 days and 6 months.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research