Decline in rates of death and heart failure in acute coronary syndromes, 1999-2006.

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Published in JAMA on May 02, 2007

Authors

Keith A A Fox1, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Kim A Eagle, Shaun G Goodman, Frederick A Anderson, Christopher B Granger, Marcus D Flather, Andrzej Budaj, Ann Quill, Joel M Gore, GRACE Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiovascular Research, Division of Medical and Radiological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. k.a.a.fox@ed.ac.uk

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