Consultant led (n=172) | Cardiac physiologist (n=162) | p value | |
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Males | 90 | 91 | 0.51 |
Av age (yrs.) | 60 | 60 | |
Indications 1) Chest pain of recent origin 2) assess ischaemic burden 3) Shortness of breath 4) Other | 120 38 6 8 | 108 35 9 10 | 0.05 1.0 0.40 0.60 |
Adverse events during test 1) ST depression 2) Tachycardia 3) Bradycardia 4) Vasovagal episode 5) ST elevation 6) Hyper/Hypotension | 19 3 3 2 1 1 | 13 0 8 0 1 1 | 0.36 0.24 0.12 0.49 1.00 1.00 |
Image quality 1) Diagnostic, all regions in all views 2) Diagnostic, all regions, not in all views 3) Non diagnostic, not all regions seen, able to complete test 4) Non diagnostic, unable to perform test | 123 35 13 1 | 126 27 9 0 | 0.20 0.40 0.65 |