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Coronary heart disease

Known as: Coronary Disease [Disease/Finding], Heart Diseases, Coronary, Coronary Heart Diseases 
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of… Expand
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100 ML eptifibatide 0.75 MG/ML Injection500 ML Hetastarch 60 MG/ML InjectionAngina PectorisAngina, Unstable
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Broader (4)

ArteriosclerosisGeneralized ArteriosclerosisHeart Diseasescirculatory disorders

Narrower (5)

Coronary ArteriosclerosisCoronary artery atheromaLeft main stem diseaseNon-Q wave myocardial infarction
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association.
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e3 1. About These Statistics… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prediction of coronary heart disease using risk factor categories.
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the association of Joint National Committee (JNC-V) blood pressure and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels.
BACKGROUND In patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of cholesterol levels, cholesterol-lowering therapy reduces… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Randomized trial of estrogen plus progestin for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Research Group.
CONTEXT Observational studies have found lower rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) in postmenopausal women who take estrogen… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolemia
BACKGROUND Lowering the blood cholesterol level may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. This double-blind study was… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
Drug therapy for hypercholesterolaemia has remained controversial mainly because of insufficient clinical trial evidence for… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dietary antioxidant flavonoids and risk of coronary heart disease: the Zutphen Elderly Study
Flavonoids are polyphenolic antioxidants naturally present in vegetables, fruits, and beverages such as tea and wine. In vitro… Expand
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Review
1990
Review
1990
Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease Part 2, short-term reductions in blood pressure: overview of randomised drug trials in their epidemiological context
There are 14 unconfounded randomised trials of antihypertensive drugs (chiefly diuretics or beta-blockers): total 37,000… Expand
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease Part 1, prolonged differences in blood pressure: prospective observational studies corrected for the regression dilution bias
The associations of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with stroke and with coronary heart disease (CHD) were investigated in nine… Expand
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
High density lipoprotein as a protective factor against coronary heart disease. The Framingham Study.
Lipid and lipoprotein values, including fasting triglycerides and high density lipoproteins (HDL), low density lipoproteins (LDL… Expand
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