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® Screening for Prevention of Heart Attack

From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable Patient:
A call for New Definitions and Risk Assessment Strategies (Part I)

From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable Patient:
A call for New Definitions and Risk Assessment Strategies (Part II)

From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable Patient:
A call for New Definitions and Risk Assessment Strategies (Part III)

Vulnerable patients are between a 'ROC and a hard place':
Yes, it's time to screen for coronary artery disease

® Vaccination for Prevention of Heart Attack

Immunomodulation of atherosclerosis: implications for vaccine development

Vaccination for atherosclerosis: a novel therapeutic paradigm

A Step Closer to a Vaccine against Atherosclerosis

Immunomodulation and vaccination for atherosclerosis

Blockade of interleukin-12 function by protein vaccination attenuates atherosclerosis

NIH Funded Research Projects on Atherosclerosis Vaccine

® Global Burden of Heart Attack

The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

Global Burden of Coronary Heart Disease

Deaths from Coronary Heart Disease

Global Burden of Stroke

Deaths from Stroke

Economic Costs

The Most Expensive Diseases

N.C.E.P. - Time for a New Name

Why hasn't early detection of coronary heart disease been as effective as early detection for cancer?

Little-used scan can find hidden heart disease

Do You Know Your Calcium Score?

® Others

N.C.E.P. - Time for a New Name

Why hasn't early detection of coronary heart disease been as effective as early detection for cancer?

Little-used scan can find hidden heart disease

Do You Know Your Calcium Score?

Recent News

Heart-attack prevention bill, mandating coverage for CAD screening, passes quietly in Texas

South Beach Diet's Dr. Agatston on "Will The Right Tests Keep You From Having a Heart Attack?"

Preventive Cardiology Experts: Governor Perry Can Save Thousands of Lives, Reduce Healthcare Costs

SHAPE Raises Heart Attack Awareness on CBS Channel 11

Texas Legislature to Hear Heart Attack Preventive Screening Bill on March 10, 2009

Legislating Screening for Atherosclerosis Reply in JAMA

Screening for Vulnerable Plaque: Not Ready for Prime Time

Multimedia Features

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Preventive Cardiology: The SHAPE of the Future - Dr. Naghavi

First Atherosclerosis Screening Reimbursement Bill

Quiz & Poll

Patient's Question

Which condition is more dangerous? (better predicts a near future heart attack)

Doctor's Question

Would you treat individuals with normal cholesterol but high coronary calcium or carotid IMT?