TableĀ 5

The proportions of visits at which each tool was applied and the number of INTs attributable, at least in part, to each tool

ToolNumber of times tool applied N, (% of total number of visits)Tool applications per patient-year of observationNumber of times tool contributed to INT decision N, (% of contributions per tool application)*Percentage of total INT decisions to which tool contributed
H&P916 (100)1.0258 (6.3)42.0
Echo652 (71.2)0.7366 (10.1)47.8
Holter188 (20.5)0.2114 (7.4)10.1
ECG137 (15)0.152 (1.5)1.4
MR-CT129 (14.1)0.1437 (28.7)26.8
Stress test101 (11)0.1111 (10.9)8.0
  • *More than one tool may contribute to a decision. Some visits are associated with more than one INT.

  • Echo, echocardiogram; H&P, history and physical; INT, intervention.