Long-Term Prognostic Factors in Patients with Significant Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
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Long-Term Prognostic Factors in Patients with Significant Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
Introduction and Objectives: The natural history of patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) is largely unknown. Our objective was to analyse the predictors of long-term mortality in these patients, both those that have had surgery and those that have not undergone surgery for various reasons, in a cohort treated at a university hospital. Methods: The study included patients with...
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Corresponding author: Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk MD, PhD Department of Cardiology Medical University of Bialystok 24 A Skłodowskiej-Curie St 15-276 Bialystok, Poland Phone: +48 85 746 86 56 Fax: +48 85 746 86 04 E-mail: [email protected] 1Department of Invasive Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland 2Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok,...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2158-284X,2158-2882
DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.55032