Surgery for angina pectoris: a historical perspective.
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.
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University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
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