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    Coronary CT may be best diagnostic strategy when evaluating stable chest pain - 2 year(s) ago

    For adults with stable chest pain, coronary CTA may be as useful as direct invasive coronary angiography and may be the best diagnostic strategy vs. stress testing and single-photon emission CT myocardial perfusion imaging, data show.“The diagnostic assessment of stable chest pain is a public health and economic challenge,” Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD, director of the valve heart

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    Coronary artery calcium score, not polygenic risk score, best predicts heart disease risk - 2 year(s) ago

    Data show CV risk discrimination improved when adding a coronary artery calcium score to a CHD prediction model based on traditional risk factors; however, there were no changes when adding a polygenic risk score.The analysis of two large cohorts of middle-age and older adults with long-term follow-up — all with available genetic data and coronary CT scans — addresses a key knowledge

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      @HeartDocSadiya Coronary artery calcium score, not polygenic risk score, best predicts heart disease risk https://t.co/W620DzGiKp

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    New health studies change thinking about alcohol - 2 year(s) ago

    Previously, many people believed that drinking a glass of wine could be beneficial to your health. But newer research shows that even light to moderate consumption of alcohol can be harmful. Dr. Rita Ng explains.

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      Previously, many people believed that drinking a glass of wine could be beneficial to your health. But newer research shows that even light to moderate consumption of alcohol can be harmful. @misscalifornia0 Dr. Rita Ng explains. https://t.co/NrBrtVtNJS

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    Physical inactivity confers similar ASCVD risk to smoking status - 2 year(s) ago

    Physical inactivity was associated with an excess risk for atherosclerotic CVD similar to smoking and poor cholesterol levels, according to a research letter published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. “It is now 2020, and heart disease remains the No. 1 killer and stroke the No. 5 killer in the United States,” Jamal S. Rana, MD, PhD, FACC, assistant physician-in-chief

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