Percutaneous coronary intervention exercise testing

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (DO NOT EDIT)^[1]

Class III (No Benefit)
“1. Routine periodic stress testing of asymptomatic patients after PCI without specific clinical indications should not be performed.^[2](Level of Evidence: C)”

Class IIa
“1. In patients entering a formal cardiac rehabilitation program after PCI, treadmill exercise testing is reasonable. (Level of Evidence: C)”

References

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↑ Eisenberg MJ, Blankenship JC, Huynh T, Azrin M, Pathan A, Sedlis S, Panja M, Starling MR, Beyar R, Azoulay A, Caron J, Pilote L (2004). “Evaluation of routine functional testing after percutaneous coronary intervention”. The American Journal of Cardiology. 93 (6): 744–7. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.071. PMID 15019882. Retrieved 2011-12-16. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)