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New Measurements Such As the Coronary Calcium Score Can Determine Risk for Heart Attack
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Title New Measurements Such As the Coronary Calcium Score Can Determine Risk for Heart Attack
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566558?src=rss
Description William H. Bestermann, Jr., MD, Medical Director, Vascular Medicine Center, Kingsport, Tennessee, explains how early diagnosis and intervention can prevent sudden coronary death.
Medscape General Medicine
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Dec 11, 2007
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