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Comparison of Medical and Surgical Treatment in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

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Selected Topics in Exercise Cardiology and Rehabilitation

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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is one of the most frequent operations performed, especially in the U.S. More than 10 years after its introduction there are still discussions as to which patients profit and which don’t.

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  1. Benedikt Kreutz Rehabilitationszentrum Für Herz-Und Kreislaufkranke, Bad Krozingen Ev, 7812, Bad Krozingen, Germany

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  1. Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, Università di Palermo, Policlinico, Palermo, Italy

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  2. Cardiac Evaluation and Rehabilitation Institute, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

    J. J. Kellermann

  3. Centro Malattie Cardiovascolari, Ospedale S. Camillo, Rome, Italy

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Roskamm, H. (1980). Comparison of Medical and Surgical Treatment in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease. In: Raineri, A., Kellermann, J.J., Rulli, V. (eds) Selected Topics in Exercise Cardiology and Rehabilitation. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3854-3_10

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