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PREDICT: Calcium Screening for Diabetic Patients to Further Stratify Risk of Cardiovascular Events?
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Title PREDICT: Calcium Screening for Diabetic Patients to Further Stratify Risk of Cardiovascular Events?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573588?src=rss
Description Coronary artery calcification is associated with cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, was a stronger independent predictor than many risk factors, and appears to add significantly to existing risk scores, such as the Framingham and the UKPDS risk scores, according to a new study. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 29, 2008
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