Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Washington State
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Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary interventions in Washington State.
BACKGROUND In anticipation of applying Appropriate Use Criteria for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) quality improvement, we determined the prevalence of appropriate, uncertain, and inappropriate PCIs stratified by indication for all PCIs performed in the state of Washington. METHODS AND RESULTS Within the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program, we assigned appropriateness ratings to al...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-7713,1941-7705
DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.964320