RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Screening for coronary heart disease: Has the time for universal imaging arrived?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 645
OP 656
VO 74
IS 9
A1 Michael S. Lauer
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/9/645.abstract
AB The Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force has recommended a strategy of screening for coronary heart disease in which nearly all middle-aged and older adults would undergo an imaging test. However, this approach is not supported by evidence and is not endorsed by professional societies or the US Preventive Services Task Force. Physicians should follow established guidelines such as those of the third Adult Treatment Panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program.