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What To Do If You Have An Early Family History Of Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Therefore, if someone presents with an event earlier than this age, they likely have been building up plaque for a considerable period prior to this. A CT CAC score of 0 means a person has no calcified coronary artery plaque and also means their risk of a heart attack over the next ten years is probably less than 2%. Genes (Basel).