Is it time for a new approach in cardiovascular risk assessment? FROM CONVENTIONAL RISK FACTORS TO THE CLUSTERING OF VARIOUS FACTORS
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Prospective epidemiologic studies have established risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, including: advanced age, smoking, obesity, diabetes or glucose intolerance, elevated blood lipids, hypertension and sedentary life habits. Many of these factors are closely related to modern lifestyles and can be modified. They have been used for the risk estimation and the planning of preventive measures (1, 2).
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تاریخ انتشار 2008