Exercise-induced High-sensitivity Troponin Levels as a Predictor for Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Exercise-induced High-sensitivity Troponin Levels as a Predictor for Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
1. To compare hs-TnT levels after a cardiac stress test in patients with vs. patients
 without CAD

 2. To assess the level of post-exercise hs-TnT predicting CAD (using ROC-analysis)

 3. To determine the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of this exercise-induced hsTopT
 level in predicting CAD, either alone or in relation to traditional patient-related and
 exercise test-related metrics
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Patients with suspected CAD, planned for diagnostic coronary angiogram

 2. Patients with previous revascularization, suspected of recurrent ischemia

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. Congestive cardiomyopathy with LV EF < 35%

 2. Renal failure with eGFR < 30 ml/min

 3. Known structural or severe valvular heart disease

 4. Prior CABG

 5. Previous ACS < 6 weeks

 6. Known incomplete revascularization after previous PCI

 7. Unstable angina or ACS (defined as unstable anginal symptoms + ECG changes or hs-TnT >
 0.053 ng/L)