Abstract
Introduction: While numerous recent guidelines support coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as a first-line test for the investigation of stable chest pain in patients at low or intermediate pre-test risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), it remains underutilized by primary care providers (PCPs). We aimed to evaluate the trends in first-line cardiac investigation requisition practices, the total number of tests required to rule-in or rule-out CAD, investigation booking times, and time to final diagnoses for patients presenting with stable chest pain to PCPs at a major urban center.
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