Coronary Artery Disease : Current Concepts in Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and Treatment

Cardiovascular disease is ranked as the leading cause of death world wide, responsible for 17.1 million deaths globally each year. Such numbers are often difficult to comprehend. Heart disease kills one person every 34 seconds in the USA alone. Although the leading killer, the incidence of cardiovas...

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Other Authors: Gaze, David (Editor)
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Published: IntechOpen 2012
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