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Lifestyle Moderates Genetic Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: The ARIC Study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 2020
Evans Christina R, Hong Ching-Ping, Folsom Aaron R, Heckbert Susan R, Smith Nicholas L, Wiggins Kerri, Lutsey Pamela L, Cushman Mary
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OBJECTIVE: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease that has a genetic basis. Lifestyle factors contribute to risk, but it is unknown whether healthy lifestyle can mitigate the genetic risk. We studied whether greater adherence to the American Heart Association's cardiovascular health metric, Life's Simple 7 (LS7), is associated with lower incidence of VTE in individuals across categories of a genetic...
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