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The purpose of risk stratification in survivors of acute myocardial infarction is to identify those most likely to have subsequent cardiac events and, if possible, to improve their prognosis with medical therapy, revascularization, or both. Dr Figueredo reviews methods of assessing risk and discusses the merits and limitations of each.
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Vincent M. Figueredo
Vincent M. Figueredo, MD Dr Figueredo is assistant professor of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and director of the echocardiography laboratory, department of cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital.