Assessing the appropriateness of coronary revascularization: The University of Maryland revascularization appropriateness score (RAS) and its comparison to RAND expert panel ratings and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines with regard to assigned appropriateness rating and ability to predict outcome

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-76

  Ziskind, Andrew A ^a,d   Lauer, Michael A ^a,b   Bishop, Gregory ^a,c   Vogel, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Guidelines; Revascularization appropriateness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032985375     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220204     Document Type: Article

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