Physical Fitness and Telomere Length in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Findings from the Heart and Soul Study

BACKGROUND: Short telomere length (TL) is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the relationship between physical fitness and TL has not been explored in these patients. METHODS: In a cross sectional study of 944 outpatients with stable CHD, we...

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Main Authors: Krauss, Jeffrey, Farzaneh-Far, Ramin, Puterman, Eli, Na, Beeya, Lin, Jue, Epel, Elissa, Blackburn, Elizabeth, Whooley, Mary A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212515/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22096513
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026983
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