16 points | by petethomas a day ago ago
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The entire screening infrastructure probably assumes cardiac events are a 60+ disease. Younger patients get atypical presentations, get sent home with "anxiety," and die. Metabolic syndrome in the 25-44 cohort has roughly doubled in two decades..
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The entire screening infrastructure probably assumes cardiac events are a 60+ disease. Younger patients get atypical presentations, get sent home with "anxiety," and die. Metabolic syndrome in the 25-44 cohort has roughly doubled in two decades..
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