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. 2019 Aug 1;179(8):1135-1136.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0423.

Center-Related Variation in Cardiac Stress Testing in the 18 Months Prior to Renal Transplantation

Adam A Shpigel  1 , Mohammed J Saeed  2 , Eric Novak  1 , Tarek Alhamad  3 , Michael W Rich  1 , David L Brown  1
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Center-Related Variation in Cardiac Stress Testing in the 18 Months Prior to Renal Transplantation

Adam A Shpigel et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This analysis of data from US Renal Data System examined patient- and center-level variables for patients who did and did not undergo cardiac stress testing to determine which were associated with stress testing 18 months prior to renal transplantation.

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Figure.. Percentage of 24 694 Patients Undergoing Stress Testing at 217 Facilities
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