BACKGROUND: Noninvasive cardiac testing (NICT) has been associated with decreased
long-term risks of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) among emergency department …

Background It is unclear whether referral for cardiac noninvasive testing (NIT) following
emergency department (ED) chest pain encounters improves short‐term outcomes. Methods …

Outcomes, Mark et al2 examined the utility of NICT referrals among patients presenting to
the emergency department with chest pain. This retrospective cohort study utilized data from …

Background The relationship between noninvasive cardiac diagnostic testing intensity and
downstream clinical outcomes is unclear. Our objective was to examine the relationship …

Background More than 4 million cardiac noninvasive diagnostic tests are performed
annually in the United States. However, questions remain regarding their effectiveness in …

Importance Noninvasive testing and coronary angiography are used to evaluate patients
who present to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain, but their effects on …

Importance Professional guidelines recommend noninvasive cardiac testing (NIT) within 72
hours of an emergency department (ED) evaluation for suspected acute coronary syndrome …

Importance The incremental benefit of noninvasive testing in addition to clinical evaluation
(history, physical examination, an electrocardiogram [ECG], and biomarker assessment) vs …

Background Patients with chest pain are often evaluated for acute myocardial infarction
through troponin testing, which may prompt downstream services (cascades) of uncertain …

Contemporary professional society recommendations for patients presenting to the
emergency department with acute chest pain and low clinical risk encourage noninvasive …