The financial implications of cardiac stress testing prior to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Aravind S PonukumatiJesse A ColumboBjoern D SuckowJennifer A StablefordStanislav HenkinJocelyn M BeachPhilip P GoodneyDavid H StonePublished in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2022)
Stress test use before AAA repair is highly variable and associated with substantial cost, with an unclear association with postoperative MACE. This highlights the need for improved stress testing paradigms prior to surgery.