THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF VULNERABLE PLAQUE RELATED TO HEART ATTACKS
Recent medical studies have led cardiologists to revise theories regarding the cause of heart attacks. Rather than a gradual clogging of the arteries, eruption of a vulnerable plaque is thought to be the cause of approximately 75% of all heart attacks. As a result, traditional risk factors are no lo...
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UKnowledge
2007
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/535 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1538&context=gradschool_diss |