The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance to identify adverse cardiac prognosis: An important step in reducing image-related heath care expenditures

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1244-1246

  Hundley, W Gregory ^a,b  

^a Internal Medicine (Cardiology Section)   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse cardiac prognosis; cardiovascular computed tomography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; GADOLINIUM;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECONOMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77957604402     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.011     Document Type: Editorial

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