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Author(s): 
I Menown
Journal Issue: 
Volume 40: Issue 1: 2010

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Abstract

 

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the UK. This review focuses on the contemporary management of patients with acute coronary syndromes and those with stable angina, including the role of primary percutaneous  coronary  intervention  versus  fibrinolytic  therapy  in  a  UK  setting, current  and  emerging  antiplatelet  and  anticoagulant  therapies  and  the  latest guidance on secondary prevention/lifestyle modification.

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