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15 Oct 09

NEJM -- Coronary Calcium as a Predictor of Coronary Events in Four Racial or Ethnic Groups

Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups.
Detrano R, Guerci AD, Carr JJ, Bild DE, Burke G, Folsom AR, Liu K, Shea S, Szklo M, Bluemke DA, O'Leary DH, Tracy R, Watson K, Wong ND, Kronmal RA.
N Engl J Med. 2008 Mar 27;358(13):1336-45.
PMID: 18367736

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Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease | Science Blog

"LOS ANGELES (September 29, 2009) -- A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without triggering excessive additional testing and costs, according to the multi-center EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) study, led by investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. The findings appear in today's issue of the findings appear in today's issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology."

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08 May 07

HOPKINS RESEARCHERS FIND A BETTER BLOOD TEST FOR PROSTATE CANCER

EPCA-2 testing curtails unnecessary biopsies and can differentiate disease that has spread outside the prostate from cancer within the prostate, Hopkins team says

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06 Apr 07

Prognostic and diagnostic value of telomerase in the head and neck cancer - Entrez PubMed

Kuczkowski J, Mikaszewski B, Pawelczykl T.
[Prognostic and diagnostic value of telomerase in the head and neck cancer]
Otolaryngol Pol. 2006;60(5):723-8. Polish.
PMID: 17263245 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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