Low iron-binding capacity as a risk factor for myocardial infarction.
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Iron-Binding Capacit as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction
Background In a recent Finnish study, ferritin was suggested to be an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction. This study suggested that high levels of iron stores might thus be atherogenic and possibly explain partly the sex difference in the incidence of ischemic heart disease. Methods and Results A randomly selected group (n=2036), men and women aged 25 to 74 years, were exam...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.89.1.102