Large Study of 6,000 Healthy Adults by Mount Sinai Shows Non-Invasive Imaging of Carotid and Coronary Arteries in Healthy Adults May More Accurately Predict Future Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, or Death New York, NY (PRWEB) March 24, 2015 Adding two non-invasive imaging tests to traditional cardiovascular disease risk factor assessment more precisely predicts a healthy patient’s future risk of heart attack, stroke, or premature death, according to a study led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in the March 24 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology(JACC). “Using imaging tests to detect disease in carotid or coronary arteries before it causes...
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