title: By the way, doctor. Why do doctors try to determine if a person has heart disease by asking about smoking, high cholesterol, or family history? Why can't they just examine the heart and blood vessels directly, and get a precise answer?
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008487:Medical History Taking; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein