American Heart Journal
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 813-820 , May 2003

Acute Ischemic Heart Disease

  • Ward Casscells, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ward Casscells, MD, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB-1.252, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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  • Khaled Hassan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Moein F Vaseghi, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Mir Said Siadaty, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Morteza Naghavi, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Richard L Kirkeeide, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Mohammad R Hassan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Mohammad Madjid, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex, USA

Received 10 April 2002 ,Accepted 2 August 2002.

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☆ Supported by a grant from the United States Army, DOD #17-98-1-8002.

PII: S0002-8703(02)94727-7

doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94727-7

American Heart Journal
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 813-820 , May 2003

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