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. 2023 Oct 19;25:58. doi: 10.1186/s12968-023-00958-5

Table 2.1.

Asymptomatic Patients Without Known ASCVD

Clinical Scenario Text ECG Treadmill Stress Nuclear MPI Stress Echo Stress CMR CAC CCTA Cath No Test
34. Low ASCVD risk < 5%* R (2) R (1) R (1) R (1) M (4) R (1) R (1) A (8)
35. Borderline ASCVD risk 5% to 7.5% M (4) R (2) R (2) R (2) A (7) R (2) R (1) A (7)
36. Borderline ASCVD risk 5% to 7.5% with risk-enhancing factors M (4) R (3) R (3) R (3) A (7) R (3) R (1) A (7)
37. Intermediate ASCVD risk 7.5% to 20% with or without risk-enhancing factors M (5) R (3) R (3) R (3) A (8) R (3) R (1) M (5)
38. High ASCVD risk > 20% M (5) M (4) M (4) M (4) M (6) M (4) R (2) M (5)

A = Appropriate; ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAC = coronary artery calcium score; cath = cardiac catheterization; CCTA = coronary computed tomography angiography; CMR = cardiac magnetic resonance; ECG = electrocardiogram; echo = echocardiography; M = May Be Appropriate; MPI = myocardial perfusion imaging; R = Rarely Appropriate

*Risk calculated using the ASCVD risk estimator

See Table C, Risk-Enhancing Factors