Stable ischemic heart disease in the older adults
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Xuming DAI, Jan Busby-Whitehead, Daniel E Forman, Karen P Alexander Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Division of Geriatric Medicine, Center for Aging and Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Section of Geriatric Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Geriatrics, Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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