Prevention of heart disease in the young coronary candidate.
Coronary heart disease characteristically attacks with little warning--in more than half the cases, striking before evidence of target organ involvement is seen. Thus a distinct rationale exists for advocating preventive maintenance in young coronary candidates.
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