© 2005 CMA Media Inc. or its licensors tems A and B instead have similar overall resources
for health care and have a similar prevalence and incidence of CAD, but system B has a …

Background: The optimal population rate of cardiac catheterization is unknown. One
potential way to determine it would be to examine whether there is a population rate beyond …

Background There is variation in cardiac catheterization utilization across jurisdictions.
Previous work from Alberta, Canada, showed no evidence of a plateau in the yield of high …

Background Increasing population rates of cardiac catheterization can lead to the detection
of more people with high risk coronary disease and opportunity for subsequent …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac catheterization (CATH) is key in the diagnosis and management of
coronary artery disease. Increasing demand coupled with limited resources in a publicly …

Objective: To describe the diffusion of cardiac catheterization technologies and time trends
of their use according to setting and geographic region in Germany during a 13-year period …

In Turkey as well as in the whole world, cardiac catheterization is an invasive intervention
that is being increasingly used both for diagnosis and treatment. With technological and …

In March 1997, the Ontario Ministry of Health asked the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario
(CCN) to develop guidelines for allocating cardiac catheterization laboratory resources. A …

Background Despite evidence of regional variation across North America, there have been
no comprehensive studies of cardiac procedure rates for coronary heart disease in Canada …

Background Health plans and health systems need to understand the demand for common
healthcare services to ensure adequate access to care. Utilization of cardiac catheterization …