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Metabolic syndrome, haemostatic and inflammatory markers, cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease: The Edinburgh Artery Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2009
Wild Sarah H, Byrne Christopher D, Tzoulaki Ioanna, Lee Amanda J, Rumley Ann, Lowe Gordon D O, Fowkes F Gerald R
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The role of metabolic syndrome and associated haemostatic and inflammatory markers in risk of atherosclerosis in different vascular beds is controversial. We used modified National Cholesterol Education Program criteria to define metabolic syndrome in a population-based cohort of men and women aged 55-74 years with up to 15 years of follow-up to investigate whether metabolic syndrome is associated with risk of...
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