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 co...

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Autores principales: Scott, John W., Schwartz, Aaron L., Gates, Jonathan D., Gerhard‐Herman, Marie, Havens, Joaquim M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25122665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25122665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001063

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