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Appropriate testing for stable ischaemic heart disease

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Currently, numerous tests are available for the assessment and triage of patients with stable ischaemic heart disease. National societies in the USA have collaborated to develop appropriate use criteria to give guidance to clinicians about the evidence-based use of these tests.

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Figure 1: Imaging modalities for stable ischaemic heart disease.

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  1. Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, 10029-6574, NY, USA

    Sameer Bansilal & Zahi A. Fayad

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Bansilal, S., Fayad, Z. Appropriate testing for stable ischaemic heart disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 11, 137–138 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2014.5

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