Calcium heart scans sharpen risk estimates mainly for borderline-risk adults
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"Calcium heart scans sharpen risk estimates mainly for borderline-risk adults" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Radiology Business, AOL.com, Kansas City Star and Inside Precision Medicine. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- Coronary calcium scans not beneficial for everyone Radiology Business · 74d ago
- The $100 Heart Scan That Could Reveal Hidden Heart Disease Before Any Symptoms Appear AOL.com · 74d ago
- Could a $100 Heart Scan Save Your Life? What to Know About Coronary Calcium Scoring Kansas City Star · 74d ago
- Coronary Calcium Scans Sharpen Cardiovascular Risk Estimates Inside Precision Medicine · 74d ago
- Who benefits from a heart calcium scan? EurekAlert! · 74d ago
- On the fence about a statin? In borderline cases, calcium scans could be a tiebreaker STAT · 74d ago
- Calcium heart scans sharpen risk estimates mainly for borderline-risk adults Medical Xpress · 74d ago
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