What are the 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for diagnostic catheterization?
The 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for diagnostic catheterization was developed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. It was published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology in 2012 and can be found in the article by Patel MR, Bailey SR, Bonow RO, et al.