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Factor relationships of metabolic syndrome and echocardiographic phenotypes in the HyperGEN study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 2008
Huang Pinchia, Kraja Aldi T, Tang Weihong, Hunt Steven C, North Kari E, Lewis Cora E, Devereux Richard B, de Simone Giovanni, Arnett Donna K, Rice Treva, Rao Dabeeru C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome and its risk factors are predictors of cardiovascular events. Metabolic syndrome is also directly associated with echocardiographic phenotypes. METHODS: The current study is the first to investigate the factors associated with both metabolic syndrome risk factors and echocardiographic phenotypes and assess their heritability. Multivariate factor analysis was performed on 15 traits...
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