The elusive link between stenosis severity and prognosis in stable ischaemic heart disease

Filippo Crea; G. A. Lanza

The elusive link between stenosis severity and prognosis in stable ischaemic heart disease

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Abstract

When assessing patients with stable ischaemic heart disease, cardiologists should not just take into account the number of critical stenoses detected at angiography, but should also consider patient symptoms, left ventricular function, the extent of myocardium at risk of ischaemia, and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	961-962
Number of pages	2
Journal	Heart
Volume	89
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - Sep 1 2003

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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The elusive link between stenosis severity and prognosis in stable ischaemic heart disease

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