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Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 01;167(5):1825-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.066. Epub 2013 Jan 20.

Acute myocardial infarction--historical notes.

International journal of cardiology

Rogério Teixeira, Lino Gonçalves, Bernard Gersh

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  1. Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. [email protected]

PMID: 23340487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.066

Abstract

For the time being, acute myocardial infarction represents a history of success concerning diagnose, management and treatment, whereas it was considered a fatal disease in the beginning of the 1900s. The present paper is aimed at reviewing the landmarks of acute myocardial infarction, as key historical concepts are an important tool for understanding disease management, the daily dilemmas and future perspectives.

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Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; History; Landmarks

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