Non-invasive assessment prior to invasive coronary angiography in routine clinical practice in Switzerland - Is it according to the guidelines?

BACKGROUND:Non-invasive testing is recommended as a basis to decide about the indication for invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in patients with suspected stenotic coronary artery disease (CAD). However, a recent study based on insurance claims data reported that one third of patients undergoing IC...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Schiefer, Hans Rickli, Evelyne Neurauter, Marc Buser, Daniel Weilenmann, Micha T Maeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222137