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Investigators at Seoul National University release new data on heart disease
June 21st, 2009
"Introduction/objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for individuals with diabetes mellitus. Controversy exists regarding the screening of asymptomatic diabetics for occult coronary artery disease (CAD)," researchers in South Korea report. "The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of occult CAD in a group of asymptomatic subjects with diabetes using non-invasive coronary angiography, as well as to investigate the predictive accuracy of current guidelines with regards to their recommended criteria for further cardiac diagnostic testing in this patient population. We prospectively enrolled 217 asymptomatic Korean outpatients with...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2009-06-21)
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