Q When should you have a baseline cardiac exam? Heart disease runs in our family. Should our son be seen before he goes to college? He doesn’t think it’s necessary.
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It’s our opinion that all adults should have a baseline cardiac evaluation. It is particularly important for anyone with symptoms that might be attributed to heart disease (such as shortness of breath) or with a family history of cardiovascular disease or its risk factors.
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