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Friday, March 07, 2008

Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) together with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted an appropriateness review for stress echocardiography. The review assessed the risks and benefits of stress echocardiography for several indications or clinical scenarios and scored them on a scale of 1 to 9 (based upon methodology developed by the ACCF to assess imaging appropriateness).

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