ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1126-1166

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^a   Haines, David E ^a   Lai, Wyman W ^a   Manning, Warren J ^a   Patel, Ayan R ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Polk, Donna M ^a   Ragosta, Michael ^a   Ward, R Parker ^a   Weiner, Rory B ^a   Bailey, Steven R ^a   Alagona, Peter ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^a   DeCara, Jeanne M ^a   Dolor, Rowena J ^a   Fazel, Reza ^a   Gillespie, John A ^a   Heidenreich, Paul A ^a   Leykum, Luci K ^a   Marine, Joseph E ^a   Mishkel, Gregory J ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a   Raff, Gilbert L ^a   Vijayaraghavan, Krishnaswami ^a   Weissman, Neil J ^a   Wu, Katherine C ^a   Wolk, Michael J ^a   Hendel, Robert C ^a   Kramer, Christopher M ^a   Min, James K ^a   Patel, Manesh R ^a   Shaw, Leslee ^a   Stainback, Raymond F ^a   Allen, Joseph M ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

ACCF Appropriate Use Criteria; cardiac imaging; coronary artery disease; diagnostic testing; echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79951983189     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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