Daily Report Blog

​On 7/30/12, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), of which the AOA is a partner organization, released its final recommendations on screening for coronary heart disease (CHD) with electrocardiography (ECG).  The USPSTF recommends against screening with resting or exercise ECG for the prediction of CHD events in asymptomatic adults at low risk, determining that the harms outweigh the benefits.  In addition, for adults at intermediate or high risk for CHD events without any symptoms, the USPSTF found that there is not enough available evidence to determine the balance of benefits and harms of screening with resting or exercise ECG for the prediction of CHD events.  The full recommendation statements and evidence report are available online.  AOA Trustee Susan Sevensma, DO, is the new physician representative to the USPSTF Partners, replacing Trustee Robert S. Juhasz, DO.