Stress cardiac MR imaging compared with stress echocardiography in the early evaluation of patients who present to the emergency department with intermediate-risk chest pain.

Purpose: To compare the utility and efficacy of stress cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and stress echocardiography in an emergency setting in patients with acute chest pain (CP) and intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Materials And Methods: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. This HIPAA-compliant study was approved by the institutional review board for research ethics.