British Medical Bulletin 59:1-2 (2001)
© 2001 Oxford University Press
Preface
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Ischaemic heart disease is common. In the UK alone, 250,000 present each year with acute myocardial infarction and a further 250,000 with unstable angina. In 1995, 2.2 million Americans were discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The factors leading to the point of partial or complete coronary artery