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Netherlands Heart Journal
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal 4/2015

Open Access 01-04-2015 | Editorial Comment

Guidance on guideline adherence

Author: R.J.G. Peters

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 4/2015

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Recurrent ischaemic events are common in patients discharged after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In a large observational study in 16,321 patients, 20 % were rehospitalised and 18 % of the men and 23 % of the women older than 40 years died in the first year following discharge [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Guidance on guideline adherence
Author
R.J.G. Peters
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0670-0

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