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Data from 7013 patients with suspected ischemic heart disease has been analyzed in an attempt to determine the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) without demonstrable narrowing in the coronary arteries, and to determine whether there were clinical or other features that helped to clarify the etiology.
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Balcon, R., Blümchen, G., Cattell, M., Scharf-Bornhofen, E. (1981). Myocardial Infarction and Normal Coronary Arteries: Possible Role of Spasm. In: Roskamm, H. (eds) Myocardial Infarction at Young Age. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68294-0_19
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