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Coronary Calcification Not Necessarily High Risk
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Title Coronary Calcification Not Necessarily High Risk
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570218?src=rss
Description The risk of disease progression in asymptomatic patients with atherosclerosis, indicated by coronary artery calcium on electron beam computed tomography, does not justify a repeated stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examination after an initial normal to low-risk perfusion study, according to Rochester, Minnesota-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 15, 2008
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