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How do you counsel a masters endurance athlete with a high coronary artery calcium score and no symptoms about continued training?

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Cardiology · University of Lausanne Faculty of Biology and Medicine
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While I very infrequently order coronary calcium scoring in athletes in the absence of contrast-enhanced CT, this is indeed a common clinical scenario. I begin by assessing for the presence and severity of traditional determinants of atherosclerotic risk (i.e., hypertension, dyslipidemia, etc.) and ...

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