Association Between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness: A Twin Study

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA) recently developed the Cardiovascular Health Index (CVHI), a health metric consisting of 7 modifiable risk factors. The relationship of the CVHI with preclinical markers, such as carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT) has not been assessed. METHODS: We...

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Autores principales: Kulshreshtha, Ambar, Goyal, Abhinav, Veledar, Emir, McClellan, William, Judd, Suzanne, Eufinger, Silvia C., Bremner, J. Douglas, Goldberg, Jack, Vaccarino, Viola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24385450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000282

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