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Recent changes in the routine management of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction (MI) over a 10-year period have been highlighted in a publication that surveyed general and family practitioners, internists, and cardiologists in the United States [1]. This survey revealed that half the myocardial infarcts were regarded as uncomplicated. Because intensive or coronary care facilities were widely available in both metropolitan and rural areas, more than 90 per cent of physicians routinely hospitalized their patients. Between 1970 and 1979, the use of intensive care and coronary care facilities increased and the availability of progressive care facilities rose from 33 to 75 per cent.
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Antman, E.M., Rutherford, J.D. (1986). Routine Management of Myocardial Infarction. In: Coronary Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2303-7_3
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