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A significant proportion of myocardial scars in the general US population are unrecognized by standard clinical evaluation.
The prevalence of myocardial scars in a US community-based multiethnic cohort was 7.9%, of which 78% were unrecognized by electrocardiography or clinical evaluation. Further studies are needed to understand the clinical consequences of these undetected scars.
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