title: Surgery for angina pectoris: a historical perspective.
abstract: Coronary artery disease continues to be the major cause of death in the United States each year with close to 1 million people dying of this disease annually, one third of those being under the age of 65. An estimated 5 million people in this country suffer some degree of disability from angina pectoris.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCollum
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male