Contemporary use of coronary artery calcium for the allocation of aspirin in light of the 2022 USPSTF guideline recommendations

By sjmartinez • November 22, 2022

Verghese D, Manubolu S, Budoff MJ. Contemporary use of coronary artery calcium for the allocation of aspirin in light of the 2022 USPSTF guideline recommendations. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Nov 3;12:100427. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100427. PMID: 36407963; PMCID: PMC9668677.

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