Comments on: The Detection of Any Coronary Calcium Outperforms Framingham Risk Score as a First Step in Screening for Coronary Atherosclerosis http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1648 In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared minds. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jacobo Kirsch, MD http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/1648/comment-page-1#comment-1759 Jacobo Kirsch, MD Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=1648#comment-1759 The data shown is very strong and may help to bring more evidence to answer the following questions: how are we going to screen? Are we affecting outcomes? How does this compare with the side-effects of added radiation? Is there a cost-benefit? The group at the greatest disadvantage in this study appears to be the young female patient which happens to be the most vulnerable to radiation to the breast. (I know.... I just opened Pandora’s Box) The data shown is very strong and may help to bring more evidence to answer the following questions:
how are we going to screen?
Are we affecting outcomes?
How does this compare with the side-effects of added radiation?
Is there a cost-benefit?
The group at the greatest disadvantage in this study appears to be the young female patient which happens to be the most vulnerable to radiation to the breast. (I know…. I just opened Pandora’s Box)

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