title: Noninvasive Stress Testing for Coronary Artery Disease.
abstract: Stress testing remains the cornerstone for noninvasive assessment of patients with possible or known coronary artery disease (CAD). The most important application of stress testing is risk stratification. Most patients who present for evaluation of stable CAD are categorized as low risk by stress testing. These low-risk patients have favorable clinical outcomes and generally do not require coronary angiography. Standard exercise treadmill testing is the initial procedure of choice in patients with a normal or near-normal resting electrocardiogram who are capable of adequate exercise. Stress imaging is recommended for patients with prior revascularization, uninterpretable electrocardiograms, or inability to adequately exercise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 6, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: miller.todd@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Todd D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 6, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: J Wells
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Askew
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 6, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Nandan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Anavekar
keywords: Dobutamine echocardiography; Exercise echocardiography; Exercise treadmill testing (ETT); Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI); Positron emission tomography (PET); Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); Stress testing