Performing stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging in patients without symptoms on a serial or scheduled pattern (e.g., every one to two years or at a heart procedure anniversary) rarely results in any meaningful change in patient management. This practice may, in fact, lead to unnecessary invasive procedures and excess radiation exposure without any proven impact on patients’ outcomes. An exception to this rule would be for patients more than five years after a bypass operation.

Conditions: Asymptomatic Patients, Routine Follow-Ups

Diagnostic Tests: Stress Cardiac Imaging, Stress Nuclear, Stress MIBI, Stress Echocardiography, CT Coronary Angiogram