title: Risk stratification in patients with chest pain.
abstract: This article reviews the role of exercise testing in the assessment of patients with suspected coronary disease. To accomplish this, four major topics are considered: the general concept of risk stratification; the estimation of outcomes using data from the initial evaluation of the patient; diagnostic assessment with the exercise test; and prognostic assessment with the exercise test. This review focuses on the standard treadmill exercise test.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Outcomes Research and Assessment Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC 27715, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mark
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011320:Primary Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity