Background: Routine stress testing is commonly used after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) to detect in-stent restenosis or suboptimal procedure results; however …

Background—The appropriate use criteria considers cardiac stress testing within 2 years
after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to be rarely appropriate, unless prompted by …

Background—Stress testing after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in fee-for-service
settings is common and rates vary by hospital. Rates of stress testing after PCI within …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most frequently performed cardiovascular
procedure. Many physicians caring for post-PCI patients have routinely subjected patients to …

Objectives: We evaluated temporal trends and geographic variation in choice of stress
testing modality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as well as associations …

Background—Guidelines advise testing for ischemia, such as with stress testing, before
elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, pre-PCI stress testing is not …

Background Ischemia shown in non-invasive tests is considered to be a fundamental
requirement for treating patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) with a …

Background Cardiac stress testing (CST) is commonly performed after percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI), yet little is known whether such ischemic testing is associated …

Context Guidelines call for documenting ischemia in patients with stable coronary artery
disease prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Objective To determine …

Background Noninvasive stress tests play a determinant role in the initial management of
patients with chronic angina. Nonetheless, their use in the same patient population is …