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Half of heart attacks strike people told they’re low risk
The study reveals that widely used heart-attack risk calculators fail to flag nearly half of those who will soon experience a cardiac event. Even the newer PREVENT model misclassifies many patients as low-risk. Since most people develop symptoms only within 48 hours of their heart attack, current screening offers little time for intervention. Researchers say earlier detection with imaging could dramatically improve prevention.
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