Abstract
Coronary artery disease accounts for approximately 80–90% of heart disease, which is today the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized nations. The number of deaths from heart disease has been reported to be declining from the 1970s, a fact that is largely attributable to a decrease in mortality from coronary artery disease [3]. New possibilities of acute and long-term management of patients with coronary artery disease have contributed to this decrease in mortality.
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Haase, K.K., Baumbach, A., Karsch, K.R. (1991). The European Experience Coronary Excimer Laser Angioplasty: The Technolas Study Group. In: Karsch, K.R., Haase, K.K. (eds) Coronary Laser Angioplasty. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06416-0_8
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