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The Evaluation of the Risk in Patients with Unstable Angina

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International Practice in Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Unstable angina is a well-recognized anginal syndrome intermediate in severity between chronic stable angina and myocardial infarction. [1.2] Though known by a number of different terms, this condition is often premonitory to an acute myocardial infarction. Surgical revascularization in this setting obviously is of great potential benefit to reverse myocardial ischemia and prevent infarction.

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  1. Beijing Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Medical Center, Beijing, China

    Yingkai Wu MB. ChB. (Professor of Thoracic Surgery) (Professor of Thoracic Surgery)

  2. University of California at San Diego, California, USA

    Richard M. Peters M.D. (Professor of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering) (Professor of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering)

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Cohn, L.H. (1986). The Evaluation of the Risk in Patients with Unstable Angina. In: Wu, Y., Peters, R.M. (eds) International Practice in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4259-2_87

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