Resultados: 3

    ACR appropriateness criteria infective endocarditis

    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 18 (supl. 5), 2021
    Infective endocarditis can involve a normal, abnormal, or prosthetic cardiac valve. The diagnosis is typically made clinically with persistently positive blood cultures, characteristic signs and symptoms, and echocardiographic evidence of valvular vegetations or valvular complications such as abscess, de...

    ACR appropriateness criteria syncope

    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 18 (supl. 5), 2021
    Syncope and presyncope lead to well over one million emergency room visits in the United States each year. Elucidating the cause of syncope or presyncope, which are grouped together given similar etiologies and outcomes, can be exceedingly difficult given the diverse etiologies. This becomes more challen...

    ACR appropriateness criteria asymptomatic patient at risk for coronary artery disease: 2021 update

    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 18 (supl. 5), 2021
    Coronary atherosclerotic disease is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity due to major cardiovascular events in the United States and abroad. Risk stratification and early preventive measures can reduce major cardiovascular events given the long latent asymptomatic period. Imaging tests can detect s...