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Cost-effectiveness of initial stress cardiovascular MR, stress SPECT or stress echocardiography as a gate-keeper test, compared with upfront invasive coronary angiography in the investigation and management of patients with stable chest pain: mid-term outcomes from the CECaT randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVES: To compare outcomes and cost-effectiveness of various initial imaging strategies in the management of stable chest pain in a long-term prospective randomised trial. SETTING: Regional cardiothoracic referral centre in the east of England. PARTICIPANTS: 898 patients (69% man) entered the s...

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Autores principales: Thom, Howard, West, Nicholas E J, Hughes, Vikki, Dyer, Matthew, Buxton, Martin, Sharples, Linda D, Jackson, Christopher H, Crean, Andrew M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24508847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003419