title: Diagnosis of stable ischemic heart disease: summary of a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians/American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association/Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
abstract: METHODS
  The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart Association (AHA), American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons to help clinicians diagnose known or suspected stable ischemic heart disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature on this topic published before November 2011 was identified by using MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, PsychINFO, AMED, and SCOPUS. Searches were limited to human studies published in English. This guideline grades the evidence and recommendations according to a translation of the ACCF/AHA grading system into ACP's clinical practice guidelines grading system.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This guideline includes 28 recommendations that address the following issues: the initial diagnosis of the patient who might have stable ischemic heart disease, cardiac stress testing to assess the risk for death or myocardial infarction in patients diagnosed with stable ischemic heart disease, and coronary angiography for risk assessment.
authors.affiliation: American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA. aqaseem@acponline.org
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qaseem
authors.forename: Stephan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Fihn
authors.forename: Sankey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dallas
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shekelle
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment