Questioning tests for AMI
CMAJ 1997;157:1020
See response from: J. Hoey
In the touching article "Death by coronary" (CMAJ 1997;156:1733-4), by Dr. David Rapoport, I was surprised to read that his friend, who had just suffered acute myocardial infarction, was "stress-tested and thallium-scanned" as soon as she was admitted to the coronary care unit. I challenge the wisdom of subjecting a patient in the acute stage of myocardial infarction to such procedures; they were not only unnecessary but also hazardous.
I note that this article was peer reviewed, but the reviewer did not spot this error in judgement.
Tsung O. Cheng, MD
Professor of Medicine
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
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