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Factor V Leiden is not a risk factor for arterial vascular disease in the elderly: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 May 1998
Cushman M, Rosendaal F R, Psaty B M, Cook E F, Valliere J, Kuller L H, Tracy R P
Abstract excerpt
Coagulation factor V Leiden is a risk marker for venous thrombosis. For arterial thrombosis no large study to date has included population-based elderly patients. The Cardiovascular Health Study is a longitudinal study of 5,201 men and women over age 65. With 3.4-year follow-up, we studied 373 incident cases of myocardial infarction (MI), angina, stroke. or transient ischemic attack (TIA), and 482 controls. The...
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