Study: Unneeded Stress Tests Too Common
October 15, 2014MedPage Today | Published: Oct 14, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer 
Cardiac stress tests done with imaging have risen substantially and more than a third appeared inappropriate, according to a national study. While the annual frequency of cardiac stress testing stayed constant after adjustment for other factors, the proportion done with imaging rose from 59% in 1993-1995 to 87% in 2008-2010, Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, of NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues found. Read more