Key result
Admission for low-risk chest pain resulted in stress testing for 69.9% of patients, but abnormal results were uncommon (12.5%) and rarely led to revascularization.
Population
2,107 patients aged 21 years and older admitted to a tertiary care center with chest pain in 2007 and 2008.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support more selective stress testing after low-risk admission; leaves open whether this improves outcomes in prospective trials.
Cohort (n=2,107)
No
Most patients admitted with low-risk chest pain undergo stress testing regardless of pretest probability, but abnormal results are uncommon and rarely lead to intervention, suggesting a need for more efficient testing strategies.
Penumetsa et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Low-risk chest pain (n=2,107). Admission for observation of chest pain was evaluated on Undergoing stress testing. Admission for low-risk chest pain resulted in stress testing for 69.9% of patients, but abnormal results were uncommon (12.5%) and rarely led to revascularization.
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