Abstract 55: Reducing Utilization of Cardiac Stress Testing in the Outpatient Primary Care Setting: a Clinical Prediction Rule [Poster Session I]
Conclusion: Our simple decision rule could significantly reduce the number of stress tests ordered by primary care physicians without compromising event-free survival. Further refinement and validation of this score in both retrospective and prospective studies is warranted.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - Category: Cardiology Authors: Widlansky, M., Mayhorn, R., Hariman, S., Gaglianello, N., Call, S., Murguriah, K., Abide, W. P., Milosavljevic, S., Ali, M. J. Tags: Poster Session I Source Type: research
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