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Characteristics
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Physician 1 (n = 30)
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Physician 2 (n = 29)
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Physician 3 (n = 226)
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Physician 4 (n = 218)
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Physician 5 (n = 134)
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Physician 6 (n = 57)
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Non-VA Physician (n = 67)
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P
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Male
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100.0
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98.7
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99.1
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99.3
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100.0
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98.5
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100.0
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0.940
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CAD
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55.2
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47.3
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53.2
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57.5
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42.1
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41.8
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56.7
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0.210
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Hypertension
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86.2
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75.2
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77.1
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81.3
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77.2
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65.7
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80.0
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0.230
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Diabetes
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51.7
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43.8
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44.5
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41.0
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45.6
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47.8
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50.0
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0.920
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Hyperlipidemia
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48.3
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57.1
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56.4
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58.2
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63.2
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55.2
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70.0
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0.680
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Smoking
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10.3
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10.2
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8.3
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11.2
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3.5
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7.5
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23.3
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0.110
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Chest pain
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27.6
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23.5
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32.1
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22.4
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29.8
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19.4
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53.3
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0.005
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Dyspnea
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20.7
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26.1
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21.6
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29.9
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28.1
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19.4
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13.3
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0.320
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Abnormal ECG
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31 %
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18.1
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16.5
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13.4
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19.3
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14.9
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26.7
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0.270
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New ECG changes
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27.6
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15.9
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12.4
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13.4
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19.3
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13.4
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30.0
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0.090
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TIMI score >2
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82.8
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80.8
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81.5
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83.5
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73.7
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72.7
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88.0
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0.410
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MI diagnosed
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37.9
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28.8
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38.5
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33.6
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36.8
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23.9
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56.7
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0.020
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ICA done
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27.6
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17.3
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29.8
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25.4
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28.1
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19.4
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73.3
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<0.001
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CAD Coronary artery disease, ECG Electrocardiogram, ICA Invasive coronary angiography, MI Myocardial infarction, TIMI Thrombolysis myocardial infarction
