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 Send a letter to the editor responding to this letter Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cette lettre | CMAJ October 15, 1997 (vol 157, no 8) / JAMC le 15 octobre 1997 (vol 157, no 8) |