Age and the power of zero CAC in cardiac risk assessment: overview of the literature and a cautionary case

By sjmartinez • March 7, 2023

Sheppard JP, Lakshmanan S, Lichtenstein SJ, Budoff MJ, Roy SK. Age and the power of zero CAC in cardiac risk assessment: overview of the literature and a cautionary case. Br J Cardiol. 2022 Jul 19;29(3):23. doi: 10.5837/bjc.2022.023. PMID: 36873724; PMCID: PMC9982666.

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