Selecting high-risk patients for heart screening

Monday, April 26, 2010 - 07:30 in Health & Medicine

Using routine data from electronic patient records to select individuals at high risk of developing heart disease, rather than screening all adults aged 40-74 years of age, is just as effective at saving lives but will be cheaper to run, according to new research.

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