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    • SIMON'S BEAT
    Tuesday
    07.28.2009

    Texas Heart Screening Law – Medical Excess?

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Steve Jacobs writes that a new law in Texas mandating coverage of widespread coronary screening for older adults is an example of “medical excess” whose implications reach beyond the Texas border. …

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    Monday
    07.27.2009

    Should heart disease screening tests be covered by insurance …

    Tremendous controversy surrounds the screening for cardiac disease. The USPSTF does not recommend heart screening tests for the general population, like a.

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    Monday
    07.20.2009

    Marcus Armstrong fund pays for heart screening (From Gazette)

    MORE than 80 young people have so far signed up for the Harwich area’s first cardiac screening session.

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    Thursday
    07.02.2009

    Heart screening for athletes reduces sudden deaths

    A inspect by Italian cardiology researchers has shown that a pre-participation cardiovascular screening program that spots hidden heart trouble can significantly reduce the classification of sudden death in athletes. …

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