05-07-2007, 01:58 PM
A 55-year-old man without known heart disease presents to your office with a recent history of left anterior chest pain that comes and goes. A review of his risk factors shows that he is at intermediate risk based on his Framingham risk estimate. He is able to achieve five metabolic equivalents of exercise and has normal results on electrocardiography. Which one of the following tests would be most appropriate for this patient?
A. Exercise treadmill testing.
B. Coronary angiography.
C. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
D. Pharmacologic stress imaging.
A. Exercise treadmill testing.
B. Coronary angiography.
C. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
D. Pharmacologic stress imaging.