Don’t perform exercise stress test as part of routine follow-up in asymptomatic patients after surgical or percutaneous revascularization.

Don’t perform exercise stress test as part of routine follow-up in asymptomatic patients after surgical or percutaneous revascularization.

Type of practice

Cardiological tests

Age

Adult, Geriatric

Topic Area

Cardiology

Since there are no RCT showing events’ reduction with tress test procedure after revascularization, stress test should only be performed to evaluate incomplete revascularizations or changes in clinical status.

Sources

1. Fleisher LA, Beckman JA, Brown KA, Calkins H, Chaikof EL, Fleischmann KE, Freeman WK, Froehlich JB, Kasper EK, Kersten JR, Riegel B, Robb JF. ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50: e159-24.
2. Wijns W, Kolh P, Danchin N, Di Mario C, Falk V, Folliguet T,Garg S, Huber K, James S, Knuuti J, Lopez-Sendon J, Marco J, Menicanti L, Ostojic M, Piepoli MF, Pirlet C, Pomar JL, Reifart N, Ribichini FL, Schalij MJ, Sergeant P, Serruys PW, Silber S, Sousa Uva M, Taggart D. Guidelines on myocardial revascularization The Task Force on Myocardial Revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)-ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization. Eur Heart J 2010; 31: 2501-2555.

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