An ounce of prevention with a calcium score scan?

The past 2 decades have witnessed great progress in the treatment of advanced cardiovascular disease. Mortality of revascularization is close to or below 1% among cardiovascular centers of excellence, time for reperfusion has been dramatically shortened in acute coronary syndromes, and a larger

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