Redefinition of myocardial infarction: new challenges and opportunities
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Redefinition of myocardial infarction: new challenges and opportunities.
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the western world and as such constitutes an immense public health problem. The analysis of the trends in the incidence and outcome of myocardial infarction coupled to that of coronary disease mortality provides crucial insights into the determinants of heart disease, which is essential to its treatment and prevention. For example, in the face o...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl226