Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 21
• No known CAD
• Referral for EST due to either one of the following two indications:
  1. Chest pain syndrome or equivocal angina in subjects with intermediate pretest probability of CAD according to the 2002 updated guidelines for exercise stress examination.1 (See definition of intermediate pretest probability of CAD in Supplementary Appendix Table at the end of this document); or
  2. Asymptomatic subjects with diabetes mellitus referred to EST for risk assessment prior to initiation of an exercise program.
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Acute Coronary Syndrome
2. Established CAD
3. Atrial fibrillation or flutter
4. Cardiac Pacemaker
5. Clinical diagnosis of heart failure
6. Severe COPD (FEV1< 50% predicted value)
7. Active myocarditis, constrictive pericarditis, any cardiomyopathy, cardiac or systemic amyloidosis
8. Known drug or alcohol dependence or any other factors which will interfere with the study conduct or interpretation of the results or in the opinion of the investigator are not suitable to participate;
9. Any illness that might reduce life expectancy to less than 1 year from screening
10. Left bundle branch block (LBBB), significant intra-ventricular conduction delay (IVCD) or significant (>1mm) ST deviations on baseline ECG
11. Inability to perform an exercise stress test (i.e. orthopedical or neurological limitations)
12. Any significant valvular disease defined as:

Established valvular regurgitation or stenosis abnormality above moderate severity 13. BMI >35 kg/m2 14. Recent (< 6 months) history of pulmonary embolism