Cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography compared with myocardial perfusion imaging as gatekeeper to invasive coronary angiography in asymptomatic firefighters with positive treadmill tests

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-330

  Budoff, Matthew J ^a   Karwasky, Robert ^b   Ahmadi, Naser ^a   Nasserian, Cyrus ^a   Pratt, Frank ^b   Stephens, Jamey ^b   Chang, William W ^a   Flores, Ferdinand R ^a   Rizzo, John A ^c   Gunnarsson, Candace L ^d   McKay, Charles R ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Los Angeles County Fire Department   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d S2 Statistical Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; CT angiography; Diagnosis; Nuclear testing

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREADMILL;

CALIFORNIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIRES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESCUE WORK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349765662     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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