Low Diagnostic Yield of Elective Coronary Angiography
Low Diagnostic Yield of Elective Coronary Angiography
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In this national registry of data on cardiac catheterization, only 38% of elective, diagnostic coronary angiograms showed obstructive lesions, and 39% of angiograms were interpreted as showing no disease. The findings indicate a relatively low diagnostic yield of elective coronary angiography, a procedure that exposes patients to substantial radiat...
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Low Diagnostic Yield of Elective Coronary Angiography
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3920593
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3920593
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa0907272
