Skip to page content

Coronary Artery Disease

Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Use of Cardiovascular Procedures in Women and Men

This article examines whether there are differences between men and women in the appropriateness of cardiovascular procedures (coronary angiography, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery). The study was based on data obtained from a random sample of over 4,000 patients in 30 hospitals in New York State. Analyses were conducted using both the RAND appropriateness method and the Duke Prognostic Exercise Treadmill Score.

Jan 1, 1994
Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Use of Coronary Angiography in New York State

Determine the appropriateness of use of coronary angiography in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

The Appropriateness of Use of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, and Coronary Angiography in New York State

The authors used a retrospective randomized medical record review to determine the appropriateness of use of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Use of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in New York State

Determine the appropriateness of use of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty : Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity by a Canadian Panel

This publication provides the definitions used by a nine-member panel of Canadian physicians who rated the appropriateness and necessity of indications for the use of coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Coronary Angiography: Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity by a Canadian Panel

This publication provides the results of a two-stage Delphi process by which a panel of Canadian physicians rated the appropriateness and necessity of indications for the use of coronary angiography.

Jan 1, 1993
Journal Article

Use of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the United States and Canada: Influence of Age and Income

Compare overall rates of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) in several Canadian and US jurisdictions and to compare use by age and income groups in the two countries.

Jan 1, 1993
Journal Article

Appropriateness of Care: A Comparison of Global and Outcome Methods to Set Standards

The authors compare the appropriateness judgments based on the global judgment method to appropriateness ratings based on probability estimates of specific outcomes that were provided by the same panel of experts.

Jul 1, 1992
Report

Coronary Angiography: A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity

This report contains a literature review of coronary angiography, a comprehensive set of indications for performing this procedure, and ratings of the appropriateness and necessity for each indication. It primarily concentrates on coronary angiograph...

Jan 1, 1992
Journal Article

Assessing Physicians' Estimates of the Probability of Coronary Artery Disease: The Influence of Patient Characteristics

The authors assessed physicians' probability estimates of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 250 patients undergoing a screening exercise stress test.

Jan 1, 1992
Report

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity

This report summarizes information on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) contained in research published between 1982 and October 1990.

Jan 1, 1991
Report

Clinical Practice: Audit of Coronary Angiography and Bypass Surgery

The appropriateness of coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass surgery in the Trent regional health authority was assessed by comparison with predetermined consensus criteria.

Jan 1, 1991
Journal Article

Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Disease: Comparison of Doctors' Attitudes in the USA and the UK

Panels of doctors from the USA and the UK were asked to indicate how appropriate they judged a series of possible indications for coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass graft operations.

Jan 1, 1988
Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Information about how appropriately procedures are performed is vital to the understanding of the impact of technology and to the success of efforts to channel its use appropriately.

Jan 1, 1988

Previous
1
2
3

RAND Topic:
Coronary Artery Disease

Research conducted by

RAND Health Care