Evaluation of the clinical application of the ACCF/ASE appropriateness criteria for stress echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1199-1204

  Mansour, Ibrahim N ^a   Lang, Roberto M ^a   Aburuwaida, Waseem M ^a   Bhave, Nicole M ^a   Ward, R Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness criteria; Clinical application; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST APPROVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 78049426886     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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