Family history is strong predictor of obstructive coronary artery disease using CCTA
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 23:14
in Health & Medicine
In the largest study of its kind to date using cardiac computed tomography angiography, people with a family history of early signs of coronary artery disease are at higher risk of developing obstructive coronary artery disease and plaque in their arteries, Henry Ford Hospital researchers say...
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