Screening ECGs in low-risk patients are associated with increased risk of downstream cardiac testing

BMJ Evid Based Med. 2018 Aug;23(4):150-151. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2018-110943. Epub 2018 Apr 19.

Authors

Shiwani Mahajan^{1

2}, Harlan M Krumholz^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
² Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
³ Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

PMID: 29674521
DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2018-110943

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Publication types

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Comment

MeSH terms

Electrocardiography*
Heart*
Humans
Mass Screening