Chest Pain, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Cardiology Referral in Primary Care
Background: The atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) 10-year risk estimate is recommended by cardiologists for determining risk of a cardiac event. However, the majority of patients presenting to primary care with chest pain have noncardiac etiologies. Therefore, we determined if high vers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132718773259 |