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Scientist-led Exercise Testing Is Safe With Diagnostic Interpretation Equivalent to a Cardiologist.

Mark Whitman^1,2,3, Cliantha Padayachee¹, Prue Tilley¹

¹From the Cardiac Investigations Unit, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia.

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|September 7, 2019

Summary

Nonphysician-led exercise stress testing (EST) is safe. Scientist-led EST reports match cardiologist interpretations, while junior medical officer-led reports show differences in sensitivity.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Clinical Diagnostics
Healthcare Management

Background:

Nonphysician-led exercise stress testing (EST) has gained acceptance globally.
Previous research indicates comparable safety and diagnostic interpretation between nonphysician-led and physician-led EST.

Purpose of the Study:

To confirm the safety of nonphysician-led EST in a large patient cohort.
To compare the diagnostic accuracy and interobserver agreement of reports generated by cardiac scientists and junior medical officers (JMOs) against cardiology consultant overreads.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 1332 JMO-led ESTs (2010-2013) and 1904 scientist-led ESTs for coronary artery disease (2013-2016).
Evaluation of adverse events, interobserver agreement, and diagnostic accuracy compared to cardiology consultant overreads.

Main Results:

A single adverse event (ST segment myocardial infarction) occurred during a JMO-led EST.
Superior interobserver agreement was observed between cardiologists and scientists compared to cardiologists and JMOs (P < 0.0001).
JMO-led tests showed significantly different sensitivity compared to cardiologist overreads (86.96% vs. 96.77%, P = 0.03), with no other significant diagnostic differences.

Conclusions:

Scientist-led EST is a safe and diagnostically equivalent alternative to cardiologist overreads for intermediate-risk patients.
While JMO-led EST is equally safe, preliminary reports may differ significantly from cardiologist interpretations, particularly in sensitivity.