# Cost-effectiveness of initial stress cardiovascular MR, stress SPECT or stress echocardiography as a gate-keeper test, compared with upfront invasive coronary angiography in the investigation and management of patients with stable chest pain: mid-term outcomes from the CECaT randomised controlled trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/cost-effectiveness-of-initial-stress-cardiovascular-mr-stress-spect-or-stress/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Howard Thom,Nicholas E J West,Vikki Hughes,Matthew Dyer,Martin Buxton,Linda Sharples,Christopher Jackson,Andrew Crean,The CECaT study group |
| Citations | 65 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003419 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/4/2/e003419.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2108462160 |
| PMID | 24508847 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2014 |

## Paper authors

- [Howard Thom](https://scholariq.org/researchers/howard-thom/)
- [Linda Sharples](https://scholariq.org/researchers/linda-sharples/)
- [Christopher Jackson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christopher-jackson/)
- [Andrew Crean](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrew-crean/)
- [Martin Buxton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-buxton/)

## Paper funders

- [Medical Research Council](https://scholariq.org/funders/medical-research-council/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ Open](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj-open/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-imaging-and-diagnostics/)

## Paper topics

- [Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-imaging-and-diagnostics/)
- [Acute Myocardial Infarction Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/acute-myocardial-infarction-research/)
- [Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-mri-techniques-and-applications/)

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