Hospital variability in the rate of finding obstructive coronary artery disease at elective, diagnostic coronary angiography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 801-809

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Patel, Manesh R ^a   Bailey, Steven R ^b   Dai, David ^a   Kaltenbach, Lisa ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^c,d   Messenger, John ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary angiography; institutional variability; patient selection; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING; THORAX PAIN;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASPIRIN; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051615863     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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