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Safe Deferral of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Patients With a Low Pretest Probability of Coronary Artery Disease in 2019 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundCoronary computed tomography angiography is increasingly used as the first‐line test for suspected coronary artery disease. The overall mortality, cardiac deaths, myocardial infarctions, and hospitalizations for unstable angina were acquired from national registry data for 1 to 10 years of follow‐up (median, 4 years).

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Majority of People with Heart Disease Consume Too Much Sodium

DAIC

Yet, adhering to a low sodium diet remains challenging even for individuals with cardiovascular disease who have a strong incentive to adhere.” Researchers estimated sodium intake based on questionnaires in which participants were asked to report everything they had consumed in 24 hours.