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Heart Care

How a little-known calcium scoring test saved a life

He was sluggish, but why? The answer came in this simple test for heart disease

Page Leggett
Contributing Writer
Updated April 6, 2023
Published Feb. 17, 2021
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  • New Hanover Regional Medical Center
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  • heart disease
  • New Hanover Regional Medical Center
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