Telomere length trajectory and its determinants in persons with coronary artery disease: longitudinal findings from the heart and soul study.

Leukocyte telomere length, an emerging marker of biological age, has been shown to predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the natural history of telomere length in patients with coronary artery disease has not been studied. We sought to investigate the longitudinal trajectory of te...

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Main Authors: Ramin Farzaneh-Far, Jue Lin, Elissa Epel, Kyle Lapham, Elizabeth Blackburn, Mary A Whooley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2797633?pdf=render