March 10, 2010Open Access
Low Diagnostic Yield of Elective Coronary Angiography
Structured PICO
What is the diagnostic yield of elective cardiac catheterization in patients without known coronary disease?
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Population
Patients without known disease who underwent elective cardiac catheterization
I
Intervention
Elective cardiac catheterization (coronary angiography)
O
Outcome
Presence of obstructive coronary artery diseasesurrogate
The diagnostic yield of elective coronary angiography in patients without known disease is low, highlighting the need for better risk stratification strategies prior to invasive testing.
Abstract
In this study, slightly more than one third of patients without known disease who underwent elective cardiac catheterization had obstructive coronary artery disease. Better strategies for risk stratification are needed to inform decisions and to increase the diagnostic yield of cardiac catheterization in routine clinical practice.
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Authors
Manesh R. Patel
Interventional Cardiology
Eric D. Peterson
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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David Dai
Linköping University
Journals
New England Journal of Medicine
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Institutions
Duke University
Duke University Hospital
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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