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Editorial
. 2005 Sep;91(9):1121-3.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.056085.

The declining prevalence of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes

N S Kleiman, H D White
Editorial

The declining prevalence of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes

N S Kleiman et al. Heart. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

The management of patients with acute coronary syndromes may be about to undergo a dramatic change.

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