RETHINKING THE ROLE OF CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY IN THE EVALUATION OF HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION IN YOUNG PATIENTS

Background: American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines recommend coronary angiography (CA) in all newly diagnosed patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) as a screening method for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This is a class IIa