Coronary artery calcium testing: A call for universal coverage
Heart attacks kill more Americans than all cancers combined. Fatal heart attack victims have no symptoms until minutes before they die, hence early detection of high-risk asymptomatic individuals is needed. Even though heart attacks kill and cost more than cancers, as a nation we spend over 20 times...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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Series: | Preventive Medicine Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300592 |