ACUTE CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY: ITS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Authors: Arthur M. Master, Harry L. Jaffe, Leonard E. Field, Ephraim Donoso
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 October 1956ACUTE CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY: ITS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTARTHUR M. MASTER, F.A.C.P., HARRY L. JAFFE, LEONARD E. FIELD, F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM DONOSOARTHUR M. MASTER, F.A.C.P., HARRY L. JAFFE, LEONARD E. FIELD, F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM DONOSOAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-4-561 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAs the years pass, the known incidence of coronary disease continues to rise. Today, about one of every three men over the age of 35 and the vast majority of men over 50 have a significant degree of sclerosis.1-4 The incidence is much lower in women, particularly before the menopause; but coronary sclerosis in women also is more common than was previously thought.The manifestations of coronary disease are extremely variable. In many people the disease is completely asymptomatic, probably for many years. 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