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Paul Ridker, MD

Paul Ridker, MD

Eugene Braunwald Professor

Harvard Medical School

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA


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