Table of Contents
From the Editor
- What to do with a broken heart
This issue contains papers discussing noninvasive cardiac testing, the controversy surrounding late thrombosis associated with drug-eluting stents, and how to recognize and repair an atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale.
History of Medicine
Medical Grand Rounds
Introducing A New Series
- New Series: Choosing the right coronary test
Technical advances have substantially improved the clinician’s ability to find and describe coronary disease. They also pose a bewildering array of choices.
Choosing the Right Coronary Test
- What is the best test for a patient with classic angina?
In patients with a normal resting electrocardiogram and no prior revascularization, a regular exercise stress test without imaging should suffice. However, no randomized trials have been done to determine if this strategy leads to better outcomes than empiric therapy does.
