Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Chronic Dyspnea-Noncardiovascular Origin

Dyspnea is the experience of breathing discomfort or shortness of breath and has many possible causes. When it is not caused by a heart problem, dyspnea is called “noncardiovascular.” When dyspnea lasts for more than 1 month, it is considered chronic.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - September 14, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Emmanuel Budis, Nina S. Vincoff Tags: Appropriate Use Criteria Source Type: research