Diagnostic performance of exercise stress tests for detection of epicardial and microvascular coronary artery disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Cardiac stress tests remain the cornerstone for evaluating patients suspected of having obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) can lead to abnormal non-invasive tests.
AIMS: We sought to assess the diagnostic performance of exercise stress tests with indexes of epicardial and microvascular resistance as reference.
METHODS: This was a prospective, single-arm, multicentre ...