Low risk for heart attack? Could an ultrasound hold the answer?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
By adding the results of an imaging technique to the traditional risk factors for coronary heart disease, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found they were able to improve prediction of heart attacks in people previously considered low risk.
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