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Screening for coronary heart disease with electrocardiography: Consumer fact sheet

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Website: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
  • Resource type: Fact sheet

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If you are at low risk for coronary heart disease and do not have symptoms, screening with electrocardiography (ECG) is not recommended since the harms outweigh the benefits. More research is need to make recommendations about screening for people at high risk for coronary heart disease.

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CHD, artery disease, heart attacks, chest pain, electrocardiogram

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Rated on: 8/24/2017 4:20:15 PM

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