American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 6 , Pages 960-961 , 15 September 2007

Prevalence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With and Without Prior Stroke Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

  • Rasham Sandhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
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  • Wilbert S. Aronow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 914-493-5311; fax: 914-235-6274.
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  • Rishi Sukhija, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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  • Archana Rajdev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

Received 1 March 2007 ,Revised 24 April 2007 ,Accepted 24 April 2007.

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PII: S0002-9149(07)01133-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.04.033

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 6 , Pages 960-961 , 15 September 2007

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