STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING VERSUS EXERCISE TREADMILL TESTING: COMPARISON OF CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IN REAL-WORLD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTINGS

Background: Proper triage of acute chest pain in the emergency department (ED) is critical for optimal outcomes. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and exercise treadmill testing (ETT) are methods for evaluating patients for ischemia. We compared the outcomes of MPI and ETT patients in a US claims