Rhinotillexis: A possible heuristic to reduce inappropriate noninvasive cardiac imaging?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 432-

  McEvoy, John W ^a   Blaha, Michael J ^a   Blumenthal, Roger S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING;

EID: 84864196981     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.069     Document Type: Letter

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