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Great write up. In your case, sounds like risk factors were relatively minor, but your blockage was severe - do you know of any efforts to increase proactive us
by phnofive 4y ago
Great write up. In your case, sounds like risk factors were relatively minor, but your blockage was severe - do you know of any efforts to increase proactive use of cardiac PET or other scans? I understand the typical stress test isn't indicated before other symptoms manifest.
- sumanmd 4y agoThanks. I have implemented more detailed lab testing and coronary calcium scoring based on the risk level and metabolic disease. Unfortunately unless we look deep and harder we can miss it especially in south Asians which tend to die very young due to coronary disease.