Table 3.

Summary adverse events during initial 18 months of follow-up*

Adverse event	Angiography (n=222)	SPECT (n=224)	Cardiac MRI (n=226)	Stress ECHO (n=226)
Total adverse events	38	34	44	62
Chest pain (not myocardial infarction)	21	20	28	35
Angina	7	5	4	3
Myocardial infarction	2	0	3	6

*Note that beyond this time only events that required hospital admission were recorded.

SPECT, single photon emission CT.