THE IMPACT OF CARDIOPULMONARY TESTING ON DOWNSTREAM EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING

Background: The diagnostic yield of combined cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has received limited study. Methods: We included consecutive patients who underwent combined CPET-MPI at a single tertiary referral center. An abnormal CPET test was defined