Objective
to determine the effect on clinical outcomes of routine functional testing (nuclear, exercise ecg or stress echo) at 1 year after PCI compared to standard care alone
Study
pragmatic, randomised, multicentre trial
Population
patients who had underdone PCI with high-risk anatomical or clinical characteristics
Endpoints
composite of any-cause death, MI or hospitalisation for unstable angina at 2 years
Conclusion
functional testing 1 year after PCI in high-risk patients did not improve clinical outcome after 2 years
Park et al. NEJM. 2022:28 Aug online