Choosing Wisely for Syncope: Low‐Value Carotid Ultrasound Use
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Choosing Wisely for Syncope: Low‐Value Carotid Ultrasound Use
BACKGROUND The United States spends more than $750 billion annually on tests and procedures that do not benefit patients. Although there is no physiological indication for carotid ultrasound in "simple" syncope in the absence of focal neurological signs or symptoms suggestive of stroke, there is concern that this practice remains common for routine syncope workups. METHODS AND RESULTS We used...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2047-9980,2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001063