Who should be getting screened for CHD?
Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death among American men and women. An expert tells which tests should be used and when. Your 48-year-old female patient asks what kind of coronary heart disease (CHD) screening tests she should have. She’s a nonsmoker with BP 135/85 mm Hg, total cholesterol 190 mg/dL, and LDL…