Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of a Conservative, Ischemia-Guided Management Strategy After Non–Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Paul G. Barnett,
Shuo Chen,
William E. Boden,
Bruce K. Chow,
Nathan R. Every,
Philip W. Lavori,
Mark A. Hlatky
Publication year - 2002
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/hc0602.103584
Subject(s) - medicine , revascularization , myocardial infarction , ischemia , hazard ratio , angiography , radionuclide ventriculography , cardiology , scintigraphy , infarction , confidence interval , heart failure , ejection fraction
Use of coronary angiography after myocardial infarction has been controversial, with some physicians advocating routine use and others advocating selective use only after documentation of residual myocardial ischemia. The effects of these strategies on economic outcomes have not been established.
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