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TAU On Track To Prevent "Sudden Cardiac Arrest"
Mar 12, 2010 -- Sudden Cardiac Arrest syndrome (SCA) is poorly understood, but it's a real danger for the otherwise young and healthy. For no apparent reason, the heart suddenly stops beating, and without treatment death may follow within minutes. It's why some athletes drop dead on the track and why a young man, without any warning, suddenly dies while sitting at his desk...
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Study Questions Frequency Of Heart Angiograms
Mar 12, 2010 -- A recent study raises questions about the frequency of doctors' use of elective heart angiograms, which showed no disease in almost 40 percent of patients. BusinessWeek reports: "Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs, a study suggests...
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CCMD Co-Chairmen
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Education Council
George L. Bakris, MD
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Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
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JoAnne M. Foody, MD
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Peter Ganz, MD
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Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH
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Scott M. Grundy, MD, PhD
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Steven M. Haffner, MD
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John C. LaRosa, MD
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Peter Libby, MD
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