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  • Review of clinical prediction rules for risk stratification of chest discomfort.
  • Description of noninvasive cardiac testing modalities including exercise stress testing, pharmacologic stress testing with imaging (echocardiography, myocardial perfusion imaging, cardiac MRI), and coronary artery calcium scoring.
  • Application of these methods for diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and risk assessment in known coronary artery disease.

    • Main Results:

    • Low-risk patients with acute chest discomfort may not require urgent testing; high-risk patients warrant invasive coronary angiography.
    • Exercise stress testing provides prognostic information for intermediate-risk acute chest discomfort patients.
    • Coronary artery calcium scoring or exercise stress testing can be used for low-risk stable chest discomfort.
    • Stress testing with imaging is valuable for intermediate/high-risk stable chest discomfort to evaluate for myocardial ischemia.

    Conclusions:

    • Noninvasive cardiac testing, guided by clinical prediction rules, is effective for managing patients with chest discomfort.
    • The choice of testing strategy should be tailored to the patient's risk stratification for acute coronary syndrome and cardiovascular events.
    • These diagnostic approaches aid in determining disease severity and guiding subsequent management decisions.