Coronary heart disease pretest probability: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 16:20, 18 October 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pretest probability of coronary artery disease is assessed basing upon the age, gender and the symptoms. Patients are stratified into very low, low, intermediate, and high risk for CAD.
Pretest Probability
Data exists for patients of age group 30 - 70 years. It can be assumed that risk/prevalence of coronary artery disease increases with age. Shown below is a tabulated form of pretest probabilities based upon age, gender, and symptoms. (Adapted from the presentation of Robert B. McCully,MD)
| Age | Gender | Asymptomatic | Non-Anginal Chest Pain | Atypical Chest Pain |
Typical Chest Pain |
| 30 - 39 y | Men | Very Low | Low | Intermediate | Intermediate |
| Women | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Intermediate | |
| 40 - 49 y | Men | ||||
| Women | |||||
| 50 - 59 y | Men | ||||
| Women |