Change in Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Mortality in Patients with Stable Coronary Heart Disease from the Heart and Soul Study

BACKGROUND: Short telomere length independently predicts mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. Whether 5-year change in telomere length predicts subsequent mortality in patients with coronary heart disease has not been evaluated. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study of 608 individuals...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Goglin, Sarah E., Farzaneh-Far, Ramin, Epel, Elissa S., Lin, Jue, Blackburn, Elizabeth H., Whooley, Mary A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Subjects:
Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27783614
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160748
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items