Indications for cardiac imaging in the ESC 2024 guidelines
Pre-test likelihood
Imaging test
CoR
LoE
Any
Resting TTE
1
B
Very low (< 5%)
Only exercise ECG
1
C
Low (5–50%)
CCTA
1
A
Moderate-high (> 15–80%)
SE
1
B
Moderate-high (> 15–80%)
SE + CFVR
2
B
Moderate-high (> 15–80%)
Stress PET, SPECT; CMR
1
B
High (> 80%)
ICA
1
C
ESC: European Society of Cardiology; CoR: class of recommendation; LoE: level of evidence; TTE: transthoracic echocardiography; ECG: electrocardiogram; CCTA: coronary computed tomography angiography; SE: stress echocardiography; CFVR: coronary flow velocity reserve; PET: positron emission tomography; SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography; CMR: cardiac magnetic resonance; ICA: invasive coronary angiography
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