Title

Cardiac Screening With Electrocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, or Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Authoring Organization

American College of Physicians

Publication Month/Year

March 1, 2015

Last Updated Month/Year

January 10, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

He purpose of this article is to provide practical advice on cardiac screening with ECG, stress echocardiography, or MPI. 

Target Patient Population

Asymptomatic, low-risk adults (defined as those with an estimated 10-year risk for CHD events of <10% )

Target Provider Population

All clinician

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Emergency care, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening, Diagnosis

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D000076862 - Diagnostic Screening Programs, D004452 - Echocardiography, D055414 - Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, D004562 - Electrocardiography, D015716 - Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, D025401 - Echocardiography, Stress

Keywords

electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiography, myocardial infarction (MI), Stress Echocardiography, cardiac screening