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Diagnose chest pain for less with early risk stratification and SPECT imaging protocol
1stowers.stephen@mayo.edu
Clinical Resource Management
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
Why waste time in the diagnosis of chest pain? A diagnostic strategy of SPECT imaging and exercise tolerance testing halves the medical resources required to rule out heart attacks, a small-scale study shows. A key to success is having a clear-cut system for identifying lower-risk patients, the study's lead author says.