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    Optimizing Patient Selection for Revascularization in Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Rethinking Strategies for Improved Outcomes

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    Current guidelines regarding the revascularization of patients with chronic coronary syndromes remains equivocal and while providing a general opinion, many frequently encountered situations in daily practice are still uncovered. Novel studies and trials are aiming to find the determinants of improved outcomes after revascularization and give an insight to the clinicians in decision making. Despite the controversial results, it seems that more detailed and precise indications are to be defined in the future. This review provides an overview of the current guidelines and clinical trials on revascularization in chronic coronary syndromes. It highlights the importance of complete revascularization, the need for longer follow-up periods, and the value of functional and anatomical assessments in guiding treatment decisions. Furthermore, the review incorporates illustrative figures to aid in comprehending complex concepts

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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