Recent clinical recommendations indicate that additional tests for assessing anatomical (extent, severity, morphology) or functional (ventricular function, presence/extent of ischemia) aspects of chronic and symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) may be helpful in certain cases. Emergency physicians must determine whether to release the patient, do further non-invasive testing, or perform invasive angiography on patients with acute chest discomfort. Accepting anybody with chest pain may have unintended effects if discharged with unstable coronary disease. The likelihood of obstructive CAD should guide […]