A multi-region assessment of population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease

• Main Authors: Clement Fiona M (Author), Manns Braden J (Author), Brownell Brenda (Author), Faris Peter D (Author), Graham Michelle M (Author), Humphries Karin (Author), Love Michael (Author), Knudtson Merril L (Author), Ghali William A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is variation in cardiac catheterization utilization across jurisdictions. Previous work from Alberta, Canada, showed no evidence of a plateau in the yield of high-risk disease at cardiac catheterization rates as high as 600 per...