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Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Merle Myerson MD, EdD, FACC

  2. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Merle Myerson MD, EdD, FACC

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  1. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Mun K. Hong MD

  2. Cardiac Care Unit, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Eyal Herzog MD, FACC

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Myerson, M. (2008). Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. In: Hong, M.K., Herzog, E. (eds) Acute Coronary Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-869-2_25

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