Distinctive Features of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Epidemiology, Risk Profiles, Management, and Outcomes
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Distinctive Features, ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Management, and OutcomesAbstract
Background: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains one of the leading causes of cardiovascularmortality worldwide. Although significant advances in prevention, diagnosis, and reperfusion therapies have improvedoutcomes in many developed countries, substantial geographic and ethnic variations persist in the epidemiology, risk factor distribution, management strategies, and clinical outcomes
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Joseph P, Leong D, McKee M, Anand SS, Schwalm JD, Teo K, et al. Reducing the global burden of cardiovascular disease, part 1: the epidemiology and risk factors. Circ Res. 2017;121(6):677-694.
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