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Aequitas
Findings presented for myocardial perfusion imaging
June 22nd, 2005
Aequitas, a healthcare advisory firm, presented the results of their investigation on the use of non-invasive myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 10th Annual International Meeting in Washington, DC, May 15-18, 2005. CAD is a frequent comorbidity in patients with diabetes. Unfortunately, the expression of chest pain is physiologically altered in these patients and they may have CAD without clinical symptoms. Medical claims-based analyses completed by Aequitas showed the rate...
Source: Physician Law Weekly (2005-06-22)
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