Class I: Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a given
procedure or treatment is useful and effective. Class II: Conditions for which there is …

Background.—Clinical prediction rules are decision-making tools for clinicians, containing
variables from the history, physical examination, or simple diagnostic tests. Objective.—To …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted as the document was compiled through …

Background Exercise capacity is known to be an important prognostic factor in patients with
cardiovascular disease, but it is uncertain whether it predicts mortality equally well among …

Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

ContextBoth attenuated heart rate recovery following exercise and the Duke treadmill
exercise score have been demonstrated to be independent predictors of mortality, but their …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to validate the prognostic value of the drop in heart
rate (HR) after exercise, compare it to other test responses, evaluate its diagnostic value and …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies in the management or prevention of disease …

Objective: Prediction of cancer risk is a minor component of current health risk appraisals.
Perception of individual cancer risk is poor. A Cancer Risk Index was developed to predict …

Background—Exercise testing is useful in the assessment of symptomatic patients for
diagnosis of significant or extensive coronary disease and to predict their future risk of …