Coronary heart disease kills over 900,000 people in the United States each year In fact, in America, coronary heart disease kills more people than the sum of the next 7 non violent causes of death That speaks volumes to how important it is to control and f Read More...
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Private MDInvasive heart test may be overused, researchers sayLos Angeles TimesPatel and his colleagues found that 37.6% of the patients had obstructive coronary artery disease, defined as more than a 50% blockage of a coronary artery. ...ANGIOGRAPHY VIDEO: Possible Overuse of Common Heart Test (Interview with Dr ...InsidermedicineCardiac Catheterization Candidates Need to be Assessed by New MethodsMedIndiaInvasive cardiac test may be overused by ER doctorsPrivate MDall 4 news articles »