Tests that may be overused or misused in cardiology: The choosing wisely® campaign

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-403

  Beller, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCINTISCANNING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUKE ACTIVITY STATUS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864068353     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9569-y     Document Type: Editorial

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