News Finding: Given today's concerns regarding health care cost growth, especially the portion attributable to noninvasive cardiac imaging, and patient safety issues related to radiation exposure as well as overdiagnosis, performing such a study should be a priority," the study concludes.
Paper Finding: Given today's concerns regarding health care cost growth, especially the portion attributable to noninvasive cardiac imaging, and patient safety issues related to radiation exposure as well as overdiagnosis, performing such a study should be a priority.
News Context: "More studies need to be conducted to clarify the best testing strategy for low-risk patients being evaluated for chest pain in the ED. Given today's concerns regarding health care cost growth, especially the portion attributable to noninvasive cardiac imaging, and patient safety issues related to radiation exposure as well as overdiagnosis, performing such a study should be a priority," the study concludes. It is time to change our guidelines and practice for treatment of chest pain in low-risk patients.
Paper Context: More studies need to be conducted to clarify the best testing strategy for low-risk patients being evaluated for chest pain in the ED. A randomized trial comparing a no-testing strategy with different noninvasive testing strategies with an emphasis on hard end points could definitively address this need. Given today's concerns regarding health care cost growth, especially the portion attributable to noninvasive cardiac imaging, and patient safety issues related to radiation exposure as well as overdiagnosis, performing such a study should be a priority.