Exercise testing and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in primary care patients with chest pain of new onset

191 primary care patients aged 20-79 years (mean age 60, 55% male) consulting due to chest pain of new onset where stable ischaemic heart disease (IHD) could not be excluded by clinical examination alone. Excluded: previously confirmed stable coronary insufficiency, acute myocardial infarction, or revascularization within the previous year.

Exercise testing (bicycle ergometer) followed by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) using technetium-99m tetrofosmin for patients with equivocal exercise test results.

Diagnosis of Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) based on exercise testing and/or myocardial perfusion scintigraphysurrogate