How do you decide timing for when to perform physiologic testing for intermediate non-culprit lesions in stable patients post-STEMI with multivessel disease?

Expert consensus and clinical practice often accept functional assessment during the index procedure/hospitalization or later (usually within ~4 weeks), with a pragmatic preference for staging intermediate/non-critical lesions to avoid vasomotor physiologic artifacts.

The intermediate non-culprit lesions in stable post-STEMI patients are generally treated with medical therapy. The most important interventions are medical therapy and lifestyle changes, along with risk factor modifications. No further testing is needed if patients have no angina and they have norma...