Today, I review, link to, and excerpt from REBELEM‘s REBEL CAST, REBEL Core Cast 111.0 – Cardiac Testing*.
*Anand Swaminathan, “REBEL Core Cast 111.0 – Cardiac Testing”, REBEL EM blog, October 25, 2023. Available at: https://rebelem.com/rebel-core-cast-111-0-cardiac-testing/.
All that follows is from the above outstanding resource.
- OCTOBER 25, 2023
REBEL Core Cast 111.0 – Cardiac Testing
- Written by Anand Swaminathan
- REBEL Cast, REBEL Core
- Medical Category: Cardiovascular
Take Home Points:
- A CCTA is an anatomic test to determine if a patient has normal coronary arteries, non-obstructive disease, or obstructive disease. The warranty period for a CCTA is anywhere from 3-10 years depending on the characteristics of the plaque.
- A nuclear stress test is a functional study that allows for ischemia-driven management. The warranty period of a nuclear stress test is 2 years.
- A test is only as good as the data and its interpretation! Trust yourself!
Links
- Staten Island EM: Only in Staten Podcast
Post Created By: Anand Swaminathan MD, MPH
Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim Rezaie MD (Twitter @SRRezaie)
Anand Swaminathan, “REBEL Core Cast 111.0 – Cardiac Testing”, REBEL EM blog, October 25, 2023. Available at: https://rebelem.com/rebel-core-cast-111-0-cardiac-testing/.
