Impact of stress single-photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging on downstream resource utilization.
This study shows that in patients with intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease stress single-photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging decreases the rate of coronary angiography and coronary revascularization and is economically a superior strategy to routine coronary angiography.
Mishra
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Department of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
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Heo
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Narula
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Iskandrian
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D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D017046:Cost Savings; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review