Non-invasive resting magnetocardiographic imaging for the rapid detection of ischemia in subjects presenting with chest pain.

Background: Early diagnosis of ischemia is complicated by the poor sensitivity of standard tests and contraindication for stress testing in unstable angina patients. Magnetocardiography (MCG) imaging can be used for the rapid, non-invasive detection of ischemia at rest.

Methods: We studied 125 patients with presumed ischemic chest pain.