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ArticleCureus2019

Adoption of the Coronary Artery Disease-reporting and Data System: Reduced Downstream Testing and Cardiology Referral Rates in Patients with Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.

Joshua Boster, Robert Hull, Michael U Williams, Jeremy Berger, Alec Sharp, Emilio Fentanes, Christopher Maroules, Ricardo Cury, Dustin Thomas

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua BosterInternal Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Robert HullCardiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Michael U WilliamsCardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, USA.
Jeremy BergerFlight Medicine, Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, USA.
Alec SharpCardiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Emilio FentanesCardiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, USA.
Christopher MaroulesRadiology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, USA.
Ricardo CuryRadiology, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, USA.
Dustin ThomasCardiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Joint Base San Antonio · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction The coronary artery disease-reporting and data system (CAD-RADS) was developed to standardize communication of per-patient maximal stenosis and provide treatment recommendations that may affect downstream testing. Methods Downstream testing, cardiology referral, and cost were abstracted for 1,796 consecutive patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) before and after the adoption of the CAD-RADS reporting template at a single-center closed referral hospital system. Cost analysis was based on direct invasive and non-invasive testing utilizing the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule for 2018. Results Baseline cardiovascular risk factors were balanced between the groups. Overall, referrals for downstream testing were similar between cohorts (10.7% vs 10.8%;

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PMID31720176
PMCPMC6823058
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