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

Table 2.2.

Asymptomatic Patients With Prior Revascularization or MI

Clinical Scenario Text ECG Treadmill Stress Nuclear MPI Stress Echo Stress CMR CAC CCTA Cath No Test
39. Incomplete revascularization M (5) M (6) M (6) M (6) R (1) M (4) R (2) M (5)
40. Prior high-risk PCI M (4) M (6) M (5) M (5) R (1) M (4) R (3) M (5)
41. < 5 y after CABG R (2) R (2) R (2) R (2) R (1) R (3) R (1) A (7)
42. > 5 y after CABG M (4) M (4) M (4) M (4) R (1) M (4) R (2) A (7)
43. < 2 y after PCI R (2) R (2) R (2) R (2) R (1) R (2) R (1) A (7)
44. > 2 y after PCI M (5) M (5) M (5) M (5) R (1) M (4) R (1) A (7)
45. Patients at high risk for or with a history of silent ischemia* M (4) A (7) A (7) A (7) R (1) M (5) R (3) M (5)
46. Assessment of myocardial viability R (1) A (7) M (6) A (7) R (1) R (1) R (1)
47. Isolated evaluation of bypass graft patency R (3) M (5) M (5) M (5) R (1) A (7) R (3) M (6)

If grayed out, rating not applicable

A = Appropriate; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; 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; MI = myocardial infarction; MPI = myocardial perfusion imaging; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; R = Rarely Appropriate

*Diabetes mellitus with accelerated progression of CAD, chronic kidney disease, peripheral artery disease, prior brachytherapy, in-stent restenosis, saphenous vein graft intervention [42]