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      Diagnostic Evaluation of Women with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

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      Cardiology
      S. Karger AG
      Coronary angiography, Women diagnostics

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          Abstract

          Women are less likely than men to be referred for coronary angiography. It is unclear whether this reflects good clinical judgment or agenda bias. The decision to refer a patient for an invasive evaluation depends upon the prevalence of disease and the population in question, the prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease and the response of these patients of the available therapies. This paper reviews the statistical basis for clinical decision making and the available epidemiologic and risk factor data in women with suspected coronary artery disease. The results of noninvasive testing in women are also reviewed. Finally, guidelines are suggested to help determine when a woman with suspected coronary artery disease should be referred for coronary angiography.

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          Journal
          CRD
          Cardiology
          10.1159/issn.0008-6312
          Cardiology
          S. Karger AG
          978-3-8055-6197-6
          978-3-318-01964-3
          0008-6312
          1421-9751
          1995
          1995
          19 November 2008
          : 86
          : 4
          : 318-323
          Affiliations
          Coronary Blood Flow Research Laboratory and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass., USA
          Article
          176896 Cardiology 1995;86:318–323
          10.1159/000176896
          7553707
          86537381-ec80-4e9d-a120-328bd83014d5
          © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Pages: 6
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          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Coronary angiography,Women diagnostics

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