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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Main Authors: Morteza Naghavi, David J. Maron, Robert A. Kloner, David S. Berman, Mathew Budoff, H. Robert Superko, P.K. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300592