Should we have a lower threshold to consider revascularization of coronary lesions in athletes, compared to non-athletes?
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Broad question, that may be best asked slightly differently; does CABG or PCI reduce cardiac events in asymptomatic athletes?
My approach would be to treadmill stress (preferably MPI) and assess the arrhythmic, ischemic, symptomatic, and hemodynamic burden of disease with exercise stress. And, deci...