منابع مشابه
Cardiac transplantation.
As a consequence of improved management in acute coronary syndromes and improved longevity of the population, the number of patients with heart failure is growing. The prevalence and incidence in industrialised countries are estimated to be around 1% and 0.15% of the population, respectively. Up to 10% of people with heart failure are at an advanced stage, amounting to 300 000 patients in the U...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0098-7484,1538-3598
DOI: 10.1001/jama.248.10.1225