New methods needed to ID cardiac catheterization candidates
It's time to re-think how patients are selected for cardiac catheterization, say doctors at Duke University Medical Center, after reporting in a new study that the invasive procedure found no significant coronary artery disease in nearly 60 percent of chest pain patients with no prior heart disease."Our data show that up to two thirds of the patients undergoing invasive cardiac catheterization are found not have significant obstructive disease," says Manesh Patel, MD, a cardiologist with the Duke Heart Center.
New methods needed to ID cardiac catheterization candidates
It's time to re-think how patients are selected for cardiac catheterization, say doctors at Duke University Medical Center, after reporting in a new study that the invasive procedure found no ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
New Methods Needed To ID Cardiac Catheterization Candidates, Thu 11 Mar 10 from RedOrbit
Cardiac catheterization revisions urged
DURHAM, N.C., March 11 (UPI) -- Some U.S. cardiologists say it is time to revise the criteria used to select patients for cardiac catheterization.
Thu 11 Mar 10 from UPI
Doctors Turning to Cardiac Catheterization Too Quickly
If you walk into an emergency room complaining of chest pains, the odds are high that you will end up having cardiac catheterization, where a thin wire is snaked into your heart to determine ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from Health News
Cardiac Catheterizations: Too Many Performed?
A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for dangerous artery blockages do not have them, a new study suggests
Wed 10 Mar 10 from WebMD
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