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Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and Interpretation

Med Ed 101

The Framingham risk score has been the primary method of determining a patient’s 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease. Scores such as this take into account a patient’s specific risk factors including age, gender, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein fraction, smoking status, and diabetes status.

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