Search Tag: delayed diagnosis
2018 10 Apr
Clinical demand for specialised MR examinations such as breast MR has increased. Long wait times for MR examinations may increase patient anxiety and can contribute to delayed diagnosis. A quality improvement (QI) initiative enabled a large referral academic radiology department to address the long wait times for breast MR, while ensuring that patient...Read more
2017 28 Sep
Gender is not much of a factor in deciding whether women with heart disease should undergo the more complex multiple arterial revascularisation procedures that men receive, according to a new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Instead, treatment is affected by factors such as delayed diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women....Read more
2015 23 Nov
According to researchers at RTI International, the Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Cente, it is time to take some action regarding misdiagnosis since nearly 12 million people in the U.S. are misdiagnosed annually. The opinion piece is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Mark Graber, MD, a...Read more
2014 02 Dec
The results of the European analysis of a global cardiology survey highlight the fact that, despite an increase in the number of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients compared to five years ago, 97 percent of cardiologists believe that there is still a delay in patients reaching diagnosis. The findings of the survey were released during...Read more