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EAPC quiz: Chronological age vs A-BEST

By Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Population Science and Public Health Section

Preventive Cardiology
Risk Factors and Prevention

The case

A female patient, 58-years-old, with hypertension and dyslipidaemia, asks what her long-term prognosis is just after completing an ECG exercise stress test.

Test your knowledge

 

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References

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