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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Aug 2;68(5):450–458. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.05.060

CENTRAL ILLUSTRATION. Ischemic Work-Up in HF.

CENTRAL ILLUSTRATION

In this retrospective cohort study, ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) testing and revascularization procedures were examined among 67,161 patients with new inpatient heart failure (HF) diagnoses during the index hospitalization and within 90 days of admission. Overall, only a minority of patients received any testing for ischemic CAD and those without a history of CAD at baseline received even less. Of the noninvasive (A) and invasive (B) imaging modalities used during index hospitalization and through 90-day follow-up, a standard 2-dimensional echocardiogram was the most commonly performed test.