TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease A1 - Nair, Sanjeev U. A1 - Heller, Gary V. A2 - Heller, Gary V. A2 - Hendel, Robert C. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 4e AB - KEY POINTSThe initial clinical evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) should include assessment of risk factors, age, gender, and symptom presentation.Critical decision points for optimal assessment include exercise testing alone or in conjunction with cardiac imaging.Pharmacologic testing with imaging should be considered in patients unable to exercise.With the growing availability of cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), the decision between single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) and PET as the imaging choice is important.Alternatives to cardiac nuclear MPI should be entertained, considering the recent clinical trials and technological advances. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190157059 ER -