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CAC Predictive of CHD Events in Minority Groups
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Title CAC Predictive of CHD Events in Minority Groups
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572123?src=rss
Description The first study on the relationship between coronary artery calcium and coronary events in various racial or ethnic groups has found the calcium score is meaningful in blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese. Medscape Medical News
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Date Mar 29, 2008
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