title: Cardiologists' perception of risk of coronary revascularization procedures.
abstract: We sought to determine if differences exist between interventional and noninterventional cardiologists in the perception of risk of revascularization procedures and to compare the physicians' estimates with a computer-based predictor formula from a large regional database. We found that interventional cardiologists perceived greater risk of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty-related morbidity and mortality than noninterventionalists and that these differences were accentuated in female patients, the elderly, and the most seriously ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Vaitkus
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Witmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002309:Cardiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment