Reducing Unnecessary Noninvasive Testing for Inpatients With Unstable Angina: The RUNIT Protocol
Background: Routine inpatient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for patients with unstable angina is common, but it anecdotally adds little value to clinical care. A practice audit at our academic hospital demonstrated that 61.5% of patients with troponin-negative chest pain (TNCP) had normal lef...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | CJC Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20302134 |