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NT-proBNP Best Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Cardiovascular Mortality in Secondary Prevention in Very Old Age: The Leiden 85-Plus Study

BACKGROUND: In the aging population cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent. Identification of very old persons at high risk of recurrent CVD is difficult, since traditional risk markers loose predictive value with age. METHODS: In a population-based sample of 282 85-year old participants w...

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Autores principales: van Peet, Petra G., Drewes, Yvonne M., de Craen, Anton J. M., Gussekloo, Jacobijn, de Ruijter, Wouter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081400