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. 2019 Nov 1;10:2040622319884819. doi: 10.1177/2040622319884819

Table 1.

Society guidelines for diagnostic work up of coronary artery disease.

ACC/AHA 20129
 ESC 201310
 NICE 20168
PTP Test PTP Test PTP Test
<10% Exercise ECG
Exercise nuclear
Stress echocardiography		 15–50% CCTA N/A CCTA
. . .then functional imaging if equivocal.
. . .or ICA if functional imaging inconclusive
10–90% Exercise ECG
Stress nuclear/echo/CMR
CCTA		 15–65% Exercise ECG
Stress nuclear/echo/CMR
>90% Stress nuclear/echo/CMR
CCTA		 66–85% Stress nuclear/echo/CMR

Comparison of ACC/AHA 2012, ESC 2013 and NICE 2016 guidelines for selection of diagnostic modalities during work up of coronary artery disease.

ACC, American College of Cardiology; CCTA, coronary CT angiography; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; ECG, electrocardiogram; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; ICA, invasive coronary angiography; NICE, National Institute for Clinical Excellence; PTP, pre-test probability.