Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Defining new approaches for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis is an important
priority. Recently, measurement of endothelial function in patients has emerged as a useful …

Since the 2007 publication of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines
for stress echocardiography, 1 new information has become available about the …

Objectives: This study pools data from published series examining late survival with
revascularization versus medical therapy after myocardial viability testing in patients with …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force
on Practice Guidelines regularly reviews existing guidelines to determine when an update or …

Stress echocardiography is the combination of 2D echocardiography with a physical,
pharmacological or electrical stress. The diagnostic end point for the detection of myocardial …

Background—Recent studies indicate that MRI, after administration of gadolinium-
diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, can identify nonviable areas in dysfunctional …

Background Despite the great possibility of publication bias in studies of diagnostic test
research, empirical studies about publication bias have mainly focused on studies of …

For many years, the functional sequelae of chronic coronary artery disease were considered
irreversible and amenable only to palliative therapy. For example, a finding of asynergy (the …

Objectives”, explains how to select and use various test methods for evaluating disease
states, the prognosis, and the effects of treatment. References to the literature published …