Stress testing after coronary revascularization: Too much, too soon

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1335-1337

  Beller, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate use criteria; Exercise stress testing; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957345997     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.04.055     Document Type: Editorial

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