Prediction model to estimate presence of coronary artery disease: retrospective pooled analysis of existing cohorts

2012 BMJ 303 citations

Abstract

Updated prediction models including age, sex, symptoms, and cardiovascular risk factors allow for accurate estimation of the pretest probability of coronary artery disease in low prevalence populations. Addition of coronary calcium scores to the prediction models improves the estimates.

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MedicineCoronary artery diseaseFractional flow reserveInternal medicineChest painCardiologyCoronary angiographyAngiographyRadiologyMyocardial infarction

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Year
2012
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Volume
344
Issue
jun12 1
Pages
e3485-e3485
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303
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Tessa S.S. Genders, Ewout W. Steyerberg, M. G. Myriam Hunink et al. (2012). Prediction model to estimate presence of coronary artery disease: retrospective pooled analysis of existing cohorts. BMJ , 344 (jun12 1) , e3485-e3485. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e3485

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