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Cardiovascular High-Risk Patients -- Treat to Protect, But Whom?
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Title Cardiovascular High-Risk Patients -- Treat to Protect, But Whom?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568942?src=rss
Description Accurate assessment of global cardiovascular risk is essential for the optimal prevention of cardiovascular events in at-risk patients.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Mar 27, 2008
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