Lam Lop Chi. / Thesis submitted in: August 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-126). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.I / Abstract in English --- p.II-IV / Abstract in Chinese --- p.V-VI / List of Abbreviations --- p.VII-IX / List of Figures --- p.X / List of Tables --- p.XI-XII / Table of Contents --- p.XIII-XV / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Risk factors --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Overseas guidelines in CAD management --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- Angioplasty in CAD intervention --- p.15 / Chapter 1.5 --- Prevention or Intervention? --- p.21 / Chapter 1.6 --- Economic impact on PCI --- p.24 / Chapter 1.7 --- Cost of illness --- p.28 / Chapter 1.8 --- Hypothesis --- p.30 / Chapter 1.9 --- Objectives --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Cost of AMI Study / Chapter 2.1 --- Background --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2 --- Objective --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3 --- Method --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4 --- Results --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discussion --- p.49 / Chapter 2.6 --- Study limitations --- p.58 / Chapter 2.7 --- Conclusions --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Angina study / Chapter 3.1 --- Background --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2 --- Objective --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3 --- Hypothesis --- p.76 / Chapter 3.4 --- Method --- p.76 / Chapter 3.5 --- Results --- p.79 / Chapter 3.6 --- Discussion --- p.93 / Chapter 3.7 --- Study limitations --- p.101 / Chapter 3.8 --- Conclusions --- p.101 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Overall Discussion --- p.103 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusions --- p.112 / References --- p.114 / Appendix --- p.127