Relative Value of Inflammatory, Hemostatic, and Rheological Factors for Incident Myocardial Infarction and Stroke

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Authors

Ioanna Tzoulaki · University of Aberdeen

Gordon Murray · University of Aberdeen

Amanda Lee · University of Aberdeen

Ann Rumley · University of Aberdeen

Gordon Lowe · University of Aberdeen

F. Gerald R. Fowkes · University of Aberdeen

Abstract

Several "novel" risk factors predicted CVD after adjustments for conventional risk factors and also for a measure of asymptomatic disease. However, their incremental predictive ability was modest and their clinical utility remains uncertain.

Topics & Keywords

Blood properties and coagulation Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 115, Issue 16, pp. 2119-2127

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.635029

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