Vulnerable patients are between a 'ROC and a hard place': Yes, it's time to screen for coronary artery disease

Morteza Naghavi, MD
Association for Eradication of Heart Attack, Houston, TX; Chairman, Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force

Harvey S. Hecht, MD
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York; Editorial Committee, Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force

Address: Morteza Naghavi, MD, 8275 El Rio, No. 100, Houston, TX 77054; e-mail: mn@vp.org

Dr. Naghavi has disclosed that he owns stock in the Volcano Corporation and in Endothelix, Inc.