IDENTIFYING STABLE CHEST PAIN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED CORONARY DISEASE IN WHOM NONINVASIVE TESTING MAY BE SAFELY DEFERRED: INSIGHTS FROM THE PROMISE TRIAL (PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER IMAGING STUDY FOR EVALUATION OF CHEST PAIN)

Guidelines recommend noninvasive testing (NIT) for stable chest pain, although many patients have normal tests and no adverse clinical events. While “watchful waiting” is an attractive strategy, few data are available to accurately identify patients in whom NIT may be safely deferred.Using