Compared with modern alternatives like cardiac CT, today's widespread method of evaluating chest pain by stress testing is less accurate, takes longer, more expensive, and can not be done 24/7.  Instead of stress testing with imprecise ultrasound or radioactive markers, which often lead to repeated testing, a qualified cardiologist or radiologist can immediately and accurately analyze the heart and lungs with cardiac CT 24/7.

Several studies published in respected medical journals like the New England Journal of Medicine confirm that diagnostic accuracy and long-term patient survival rates are at least 40% better with cardiac CT than older methods.

2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR chest pain guidelines support cardiac CT as a first line testing strategy for evaluation of intermediate/high risk patients presenting with acute and stable chest pain.

If, like most institutions, you already have local access to CT scanners for other medical uses, let IHS's Board-certified cardiologists and radiologists help advance the most up to date techniques for your ED and elective cardiac patients.