Appropriate use of cardiovascular technology: 2013 ACCF appropriate use criteria methodology update: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation appropriate use criteria task force

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1305-1317

  Hendel, Robert C ^a   Patel, Manesh R ^b   Allen, Joseph M ^c   Min, James K ^d   Shaw, Leslee J ^e   Wolk, Michael J ^f   Douglas, Pamela S ^b   Kramer, Christopher M ^g   Stainback, Raymond F ^h,i   Bailey, Steven R ^j   Doherty, John U ^k   Brindis, Ralph G ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^h TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^k THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

ACCF appropriate use criteria; Delphi process; Methodology; Multimodality; Rating panel

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84875949386     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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