Cardiac Link: a retrospective cohort study evaluating a clinical pathway for expedited cardiology referral.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatients presenting with chest pain often face long wait times for cardiology consultation and subsequent investigation for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), during which adverse cardiovascular events may occur. Our objective was to describe the design of Cardiac Link, a coronary computed tomography angiogram (CCTA)-guided rapid-access program, and evaluate its effect on cardiology consultation wait times in patients who present to primary care physicians with stable chest pain.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between 2017 and 2020 involving eligible patients from the Family Practice Health Centre who underwent CCTA after presenting with stable chest pain or equivalent symptoms. R

SUBMITTER: Afgani FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature