Background: Exertional dyspnea is a frequent limiting symptom in patients with chronic heart failure. Furthermore, dyspnea and a plateau in VO2(oxygen consumpti
Context: The health and policy implications of the marked regional variations in intensity of invasive compared with medical management of patients with acute m
Despite the proven superiority of sirolimus-eluting stents(SESs) compared with bare stents in the first year after implantation, long-term outcomes of patients