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For patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk evaluated in a chest pain evaluation center

Minimal Yield Seen for Routine Noninvasive Testing for CAD

Low yield among patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk
For most patients with chest pain and low to intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease

CCTA Reclassifies CAD Risk for Most Patients With Chest Pain

Reclassification of 83 percent of patients with intermediate pretest probability of CAD
For patients presenting with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD)

Imaging Deemed More Effective Than Exercise Tolerance Testing

Fewer invasive coronary angiography procedures, higher CAD yield for patients with suspected CAD
For patients with coronary artery disease pretreated with lipid-lowering therapy

Glucose Variation Impacts Coronary Plaque Vulnerability

Findings in patients with coronary artery disease pretreated with lipid-lowering therapy
Visit-to-visit variability in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol can independently predict cardiovascular events in individuals with coronary artery disease

Visit-to-Visit LDL-C Variability Predicts Cardiac Event Risk

Variability predicts increased risk in patients with coronary artery disease, independent of LDL-C levels
Three leading groups of heart experts have issued updated guidelines that set blood pressure goals for people with coronary artery disease. The updated guidelines

New Guidelines Issued for BP Mgmt in Coronary Artery Disease

Aim is more flexibility for those with heart disease, doctors say
For patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease

ACC: CTCA Alters Diagnosis, Management in Suspected Angina

CTCA alters diagnosis, testing, tx for patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease
An invasive strategy using coronary angiography results in a better outcome in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

Invasive Strategy Improves Outcome in Elderly With ACS

Outcome better with coronary angiography for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
Higher dietary intake of whole grains may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease

Review: More Whole Grains, Less Coronary Heart Disease

Inverse associations between whole-grain intake and CHD risk found in the U.S. and Europe
For patients with coronary chronic total occlusion and well-developed collateral circulation

Revascularization Cuts Mortality, MACE in Coronary CTO

Revascularization versus medication linked to reduced incidence of cardiac mortality, MACE