Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice
Author(s) -
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu,
John A. Spertus,
Alexandra J. Lansky,
David J. Cohen,
Philip G. Jones,
Faraz Kureshi,
Gregory Dehmer,
Joseph P. Drozda,
Mary Norine Walsh,
John E. Brush,
Gerald Koenig,
Thad F. Waites,
D. Scott Gantt,
George Kichura,
Richard A. Chazal,
Peter K. O’Brien,
C. Michael Valentine,
John S. Rumsfeld,
Johan H. C. Reiber,
Joann G. Elmore,
Richard A. Krumholz,
W. Douglas Weaver,
Harlan M. Krumholz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001952
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , stenosis , coronary angiography , quartile , cardiology , radiology , confidence interval , myocardial infarction
Studies conducted decades ago described substantial disagreement and errors in physicians' angiographic interpretation of coronary stenosis severity. Despite the potential implications of such findings, no large-scale efforts to measure or improve clinical interpretation were subsequently undertaken.
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