Table 2 Final list of factors influencing the prioritisation of angiography candidate patients
From: Developing a prioritisation framework for patients in need of coronary artery angiography
No. | Factor | Weights |
|---|---|---|
1 | Pain severity and clinical symptoms (type of pain, shortness of breath, weakness, etc.) | 0.22 |
2 | Stress test (exercise testing, echo stress, ECG changes) | 0.18 |
3 | Underlying diseases (associated) and risk factors (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other diseases) | 0.15 |
4 | Number of myocardial infarctions (heart failure rate) | 0.15 |
5 | Decreased economic and social performance | 0.12 |
6 | Duration of waiting time | 0.10 |
7 | Special circumstances (social importance of the individual, being a colleague, etc.) | 0.08 |