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Genetic risk scores for coronary artery disease and its traditional risk factors: Their role in the progression of coronary artery calcification-Results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Pechlivanis Sonali, Moebus Susanne, Lehmann Nils, Erbel Raimund, Mahabadi Amir A, Hoffmann Per, Jöckel Karl-Heinz, Nöthen Markus M, Bachmann Hagen S
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BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). Several observational studies have examined the association of traditional CAD risk factors with the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC). In our study we investigated the effect of 11 different genetic risk scores associated with CAD and CAD risk factors on the progression of CAC. METHODS AND RESULTS: We included...
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