Evaluation of Primary Care Patients with Chronic Stable Angina: Guidelines from the American College of Physicians

Figure 1. *In unusual circumstances (patients who are survivors of sudden cardiac death, have congestive heart failure, have special occupational requirements, or have stable but severe symptoms and cardiac risk factors), direct referral for cardiac angiography may be appropriate. ACC = American College of Cardiology; ECG = electrocardiogram; LV = left ventricular; MI = myocardial infarction; WPW = Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome.
Figure 1. *In unusual circumstances (patients who are survivors of sudden cardiac death, have congestive heart failure, have special occupational requirements, or have stable but severe symptoms and cardiac risk factors), direct referral for cardiac angiography may be appropriate. ACC = American College of Cardiology; ECG = electrocardiogram; LV = left ventricular; MI = myocardial infarction; WPW = Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome. Evaluation of suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

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  1. Ann Intern Med July 6, 2004 vol. 141 no. 1 57-64
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