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Prognosis After Hospitalization with Chest Pain or Myocardial Infarction

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a decline in coronary heart disease mortality was noted in different parts of the world. This downward trend has since continued in North America, Belgium, Finland, Israel, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand [1–3], and data from Australia suggest that it is evident in all age groups [4]. In contrast, in most eastern European countries, Russia, and Sweden, death rates from coronary heart disease are increasing.

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  1. Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Elliott M. Antman M.D., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Director Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit) & John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service)

  2. Cardiologist, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service)

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Antman, E.M., Rutherford, J.D. (1986). Prognosis After Hospitalization with Chest Pain or Myocardial Infarction. In: Coronary Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2303-7_16

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