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On the basis of long-term personal experiences and critical evaluation of the present literatury sources authors described the role of invasive diagnostic methodes and transcathetral and cardiosurgical possibilities in the recognition and therapy of acute coronary syndromes. These techniques are, and in the forthcoming year shall be available only in specialized institutions. The paper describes the indication for these aggressive techniques as well as their limitations and complications. The goal of the presented article is to inform both the cardiological and frequently broad physician s societies about the possibilities of diaventional cardiology and cardiosurgery which will be gradually more applied in the care of the patients with acute coronary syndromes. (Ref. 39, Tab. 2, Fig.3.).
Slovensky ustav srdocvych chorob v Bratislave.
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Fabian
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Hricak
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Fridrich
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Fischer