Temporal Trends in the Utilization of Echocardiography in Ontario, 2001 to 2009 | Zendy

Saul Blecker | Zendy; R. Sacha Bhatia | Zendy; John J. You | Zendy; Douglas S. Lee | Zendy; David A. Alter | Zendy; Julie Wang | Zendy; Hannah J. Wong | Zendy; Jack V. Tu | Zendy

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Temporal Trends in the Utilization of Echocardiography in Ontario, 2001 to 2009

Author(s) -

Saul Blecker,

R. Sacha Bhatia,

John J. You,

Douglas S. Lee,

David A. Alter,

Julie Wang,

Hannah J. Wong,

Jack V. Tu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

jacc. cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1936-878X

pISSN - 1876-7591

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.026

Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , cardiology , environmental health , sociology

The purpose of this study was to examine utilization and growth in echocardiography among the general population of Ontario between 2001 and 2009. The age- and sex-adjusted rates of echocardiography grew from 39.1 per 1,000 persons in 2001 to 59.9 per 1,000 persons in 2009, for an annual rate of increase of 5.5%. Repeat echocardiograms increased at a rate of 10.6% per year and accounted for 25.3% of all procedures in 2009 as compared to 18.5% in 2002. While significant increases in echocardiography utilization were observed, opportunities may exist to improve the clinical utility of the echocardiograms performed in Ontario.

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