Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Improving Prediction Using Imaging Biomarkers

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 4:30-6:00 p.m. | S404AB

A trio of speakers discuss the roles of and guidelines for the predictive use of cardiac imaging modalities—carotid ultrasound, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI.

Speaker Information:

  • Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH, Tufts Medical Center, Boston
  • J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • David A. Bluemke, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore

 

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