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European Journal of Echocardiography 2004 5(2):97-98; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2004.01.004
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Copyright © 2004, The European Society of Cardiology

Role of echocardiography in acute coronary syndromes

Maarten L Simoons* and Folkert J ten Cate

Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

m.simoons@erasmusmc.nl

* Corresponding author. Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Room H560, 3015 CD Rotterdam, Netherlands. Tel. +31-10-463-3938; fax: +31-10-463-5258.

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Please see page 132 for the article by Hagendorff et al. (doi: 10.1016/S1525-2167(03)00055-6) and page 142 for the article by Hickman et al. (doi: 10.1016/S1525-2167(03)00077-5 to which this editorial pertains.

Acute coronary syndromes are caused by a sudden complete or partial obstruction of an epicardial coronary artery, often with distal embolisation of thrombotic material. The resulting reduced tissue perfusion and subsequent abnormalities of wall thickening or wall motion . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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