Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Sep 2003
Evaluation of pretest and exercise test scores to assess all-cause mortality in unselected patients presenting for exercise testing with symptoms of suspected coronary artery disease.
To determine how well recently developed multivariables scores assess for all-cause mortality in patients with suspected coronary disease presenting for exercise electrocardiography (ExECG). ⋯ Simple pretest and exercise scores risk-stratified patients with suspected coronary disease in accordance with published guidelines and better than the Duke treadmill score. These results extend to diabetics, inpatients, women, and patients on beta-blockers.