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• Published in: The American heart journal 2010-08, Vol.160 (2), p.e15-e16
• Main Authors: Rha, Seung-Woon, MD, Li, Yong-Jian, MD, Chen, Kang-Yin, MD, Poddar, Kanhaiya L., MD, Jin, Zhe, MD, Minami, Yoshiyasu, MD, Wang, Lin, MD, Dang, Qun, MD, Li, Guang-Ping, MD, Ramasamy, Sureshkumar, MD, Park, Ji-Young, MD, Choi, Cheol Ung, MD, Kim, Jin-Won, MD, Kim, Eung Ju, MD, Park, Chang Gyu, MD, Seo, Hong Seog, MD, Oh, Dong Joo, MD, Jeong, Myung Ho, MD, Ahn, Young Keun, MD, Hong, Taek Jong, MD, Park, Jong-Seon, MD, Kim, Young Jo, MD, Hur, Seung Ho, MD, Seong, In Whan, MD, Chae, Jei Keon, MD, Cho, Myeong Chan, MD, Bae, Jang Ho, MD, Choi, Dong Hoon, MD, Jang, Yang Soo, MD, Chae, In Ho, MD, Kim, Hyo Soo, MD, Kim, Chong Jin, MD, Yoon, Jung Han, MD, Ahn, Tae Hoon, MD, Tahk, Seung-Jea, MD, Chung, Wook Sung, MD, Seung, Ki Bae, MD, Park, Seung Jung, MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cardiovascular; Clinical medicine; Drug therapy; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Mortality
• ISSN: 0002-8703; 1097-6744
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.003

[...]randomized trials are not always perfect because they usually have highly selected patients with relatively lower risk profiles treated in a nonroutine setting. [...]a multicenter registry study with larger study population such as our study may help to complete the picture gained from randomized trials.