title: The cardiac diagnostic unit. A new approach to patient care.
abstract: The Cardiac Diagnostic Unit at Duke University Hospital brings together multiple diagnostic services for evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease. This Unit is a combined effort of the departments of Medicine, Radiology, Surgery, Bioengineering, and Computer Sciences. The reasons for the establishment of the Unit are discussed, along with some illustrative case studies.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000191:economics; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged