Advantages of different stress options
| First line exercise | First line vasodilator drug |
| Huge literature and familiarity | Suitable for the vast majority of patients |
| Inexpensive | Easier if limited space and equipment |
| Better image quality due to reduced splanchnic uptake | ? easier to train non-cardiac staff |
| Independent prognostic information | Short, predictable protocols |
| Dipyridamole | Adenosine |
| Very cheap | Very short half life: adverse events rapidly reversible |
| Can be infused by hand |