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Patient factors driving overuse of cardiac catheterisation: a qualitative study with 25 participants from two German teaching practices

OBJECTIVES: Percutaneous coronary interventions do not provide a benefit over medical therapy for stable patients. However, an overuse of cardiac catheterisation (CC) for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is documented in Germany and other countries. In this study, we aim to understand patient fa...

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Autores principales: Herwig, Anna, Dehnen, Dorothea, Weltermann, Birgitta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6500255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30975669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024600