Original Article

Stress Electrocardiography vs Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging among Patients Admitted for Chest Pain: Comparison of Teaching and Nonteaching Hospital Services

Objectives: The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely initiative has identified the routine use of stress cardiac imaging among lower-risk patients as an expensive test that should be questioned by both physicians and patients. The objectives of this study were to determine how often patients hospitalized for chest…