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Common genetic risk factors for coronary artery disease: new opportunities for prevention?
Clinical physiology and functional imaging - 1 May 2017
Hamrefors Viktor
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with coronary artery disease (CAD) being the single leading cause of death. Better control of risk factors, enhanced diagnostic techniques and improved medical therapies have all substantially decreased the mortality of CAD in developed countries. However, CAD and other forms of atherosclerotic CVD are projected...
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