The phrase "a rest study" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a study focused on rest or relaxation, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The researchers conducted a rest study to examine the effects of sleep on cognitive performance."
Alternatives: "a relaxation study" or "a sleep study".
Normal findings at stress were not followed by a rest study.
Thus, a rest study should only be performed in patients with equivocal or abnormal studies.
The physician in clinical charge of the investigation decided whether a rest study was necessary or not.
After a rest study, a cold pressor test [CPT] was carried out to assess myocardial blood flow [MBF] variations mainly due to endothelium-dependent vasomotion.
In our clinical routine, the physician in charge evaluates the stress images and decides whether a rest study is necessary or not.
This could for example facilitate the determination if a rest study is needed after a stress study, but this needs to be further tested.
The electrocardiogram recordings were obtained in the supine position using a physiologic monitor (Nightingale PPM2, Zoe Medical Inc ., and data were collected during a resting study (5 min) and during several standardized CARTs obtained under paced breathing (R-R response to deep breathing, Valsalva maneuver, and postural changes) as previously described (6).
If this would have been a patient sent home by a technologist, the patient would have been contacted for a subsequent rest study when the physician responsible for interpreting the study evaluated the images.
In the setting of a normal stress study, an additional rest study is not of additional benefit [ 22 ].
If the stress study is considered normal, there is no need for a subsequent rest study.
In brief, whenever a potential stress-induced perfusion defect was observed, an additional rest study was carried out to evaluate the degree of reversibility.
