The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines
for the management of unstable angina and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial …

Conclusions...... 1025 V. Hospital Discharge and Post–Hospital Discharge Care...... 1025 A.
Medical Regimen...... 1026 1. Long-Term Medical Therapy...... 1026 B. Postdischarge Follow …

The weight of the evidence was ranked highest (A) if the data were derived from multiple
randomized clinical trials that involved large numbers of patients and intermediate (B) if the …

This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main
concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional …

Background Cognitive decline complicates early recovery after coronary-artery bypass
grafting (CABG) and may be evident in as many as three quarters of patients at the time of …

Background The role of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the treatment of patients
with coronary artery disease and heart failure has not been clearly established. Methods …

Background The survival benefit of a strategy of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG)
added to guideline-directed medical therapy, as compared with medical therapy alone, in …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force
on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations regarding the diagnosis and …

Background The assessment of myocardial viability has been used to identify patients with
coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction in whom coronary-artery bypass …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate characteristics and outcomes of
patients age≥ 80 undergoing cardiac surgery. BACKGROUND Prior single-institution series …