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European Heart Journal 1999 20(21):1533-1537; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1765
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Perspective

Improving outcome in acute coronary syndromes — as good as it gets?

H. Purcell and K.M. Fox

Clinical European Studies in Angina and Revascularization (CESAR) Trials Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, U.K.

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