Use of cardiac catheterization for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes according to initial risk: Reasons why physicians choose not to refer their patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Lee, Cindy H ^a   Tan, Mary ^b   Yan, Andrew T ^a,b   Yan, Raymond T ^a   Fitchett, David ^a,b   Grima, Etienne A ^b   Langer, Anatoly ^b   Goodman, Shaun G ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39549099081     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.78     Document Type: Article

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