Proliferation of Cardiac Technology in Canada
- 24 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 113 (3) , 380-387
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.105.560466
Abstract
Background— Critics remain skeptical about the long-term sustainability of Medicare in Canada because of the proliferation of health technology and escalating expenditures. The objective of this study was to examine the temporal trends in the utilization and costs of cardiovascular technologies for the evaluation and/or management of patients with ischemic heart disease in Canada.Keywords
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