European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on July 27, 2007
European Heart Journal 2007 28(17):2053-2054; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm325
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A new look at benefits of drug therapy in silent myocardial ischaemia
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8167, USA
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This editorial refers to Effects of anti-ischaemic drug therapy in silent myocardial ischaemia type I: the Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischaemia type I (SWISSI I): a randomized, controlled pilot study by P. Erne et al., on page 2110
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Over 25 years ago we prepared a classification system for silent myocardial ischaemia that we hoped would make it easier for future researchers to study the pathophysiogical basis for the syndrome, establish prognosis, and determine appropriate management protocols.1 In our categorization, Cohn Type I refers to asymptomatic individuals without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and Cohn Types II and III to patients with known CAD. Those with prior myocardial infarctions (MIs) who are asymptomatic are Type II, and those with CAD and both silent and symptomatic ischaemic episodes are Type
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