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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].
Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
OR
- According to the ACCF/AHA expert consensus document, screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) is recommended every year among patients with scleroderma.[1]
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with:
- [Condition 1]
- [Condition 2]
- [Condition 3]
References
- ↑ McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Farber HW, Lindner JR, Mathier MA, McGoon MD, Park MH, Rosenson RS, Rubin LJ, Tapson VF, Varga J (April 2009). "ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc.; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association". J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 53 (17): 1573–619. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.01.004. PMID 19389575.