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. 1999 Sep;82(Suppl 1):I2–I4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.82.2008.i2

Pathogenic mechanisms in unstable angina

A Maseri, G Liuzzo, L Biasucci
PMCID: PMC1766499  PMID: 10469669

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Mortality of patients with unstable angina over time.

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Event free survival over 12 months according to CRP concentrations at hospital discharge.

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Mechanisms for the development of myocardial ischaemia in unstable angina. Reproduced from Maseri14 with permission of Churchill Livingstone.

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