Risk factors for atherosclerosis in an elderly out patient population in the City of São Paulo

Risk factors for atherosclerosis in an elderly out patient population in the City of São Paulo

OBJECTIVE: To analyze in out clinic elderly patients of both sexes for the prevalence of risk factors for atherosclerosis and study their association with the complications of atherosclerosis. METHODS: Five hundred and sixteen outpatients, 152 men and 364 women, 60 years or older, were studied. The...

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Main Authors: Yolanda Maria Garcia Alencar, Eurico Thomaz de Carvalho Fº, Sérgio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal, José Antonio Esper Curiati, Chiu Ping Wong, Júlio Litvoc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
risk factors
atherosclerosis
elderly
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