Hypothetical ratings of coronary angiography appropriateness: Are they associated with actual angiographic findings, mortality, and revascularisation rate? The ACRE study

Heart

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 672-679

  Hemingway, H ^a   Crook, A M ^a   Banerjee, S ^b   Dawson, J R ^b   Feder, G ^c   Magee, P G ^c   Wood, A ^c   Philpott, S ^a   Timmis, A ^c  

^a Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness of coronary revascularisation; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery bypass graft; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034765737     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.6.672     Document Type: Article

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