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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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