The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23, January 2007

Cardiac Stress Testing:

Indications and Test Selection

  • Jennifer T. McCaffery, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Jennifer T. McCaffery, MSN, is a family nurse practitioner in cardiology at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.
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  • Stephen A. Geraci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stephen A. Geraci, MD, is vice chair of internal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss, and chief cardiologist and chief of medical service at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. Neither author has financial relationships with business or industry to disclose.

Abstract 

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in this country. Appropriate evaluation of chest pain or its equivalent is essential to diagnosis and management of CAD. However, many nurse practitioners have limited knowledge about cardiac stress testing. This article reviews the types of tests available, the information obtained from each, and how to choose the most appropriate test for each patient.

Keywords:  Chest pain , coronary artery disease , electrocardiography , exercise test , nuclear imaging

 

PII: S1555-4155(06)00780-X

doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2006.10.005

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23, January 2007

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