Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5927493 | American Heart Journal | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Overall rates of TTE use were significantly higher in a Medicare cohort compared with a propensity score-matched VA cohort of veterans with heart failure living in urban areas, with similar relative degrees of geographic variation and moderate to strong regional correlation. Rates of TTE use may be strongly influenced by health care system characteristics, but local practice styles influence echocardiography rates irrespective of health system.
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Authors
Vinay MD, Fenton H. MD, Sheeva MD, Andrew J. PhD, Paul A. MD, Peter W. MD, MS,