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CLINICAL GUIDELINES

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GUIDELINES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS (ENDING)

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ВЕДЕНИЮ БОЛЬНЫХ СТАБИЛЬНОЙ СТЕНОКАРДИЕЙ

Fox

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Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

Department of Cardiology

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Department of Cardiology

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Garcia

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Garcia

M. A. A.

Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

Ardissimo

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Camici

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Backer

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Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

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Marco

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Morais

Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

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Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

Sechtem

Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

Simoons

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Рабочая группа по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией Европейского общества кардиологов

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The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology

Оригинальный текст был подготовлен Рабочей группой Европейского общества кардиологов по ведению больных стабильной стенокардией и его сокращенный вариант был опубликован в European Heart Journal 2006;27:1341-1381.

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