Incidence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Retired Professional Football Players

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1107-1111

  Hurst, R Todd ^a   Burke, Robert F ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Roberts, Arthur ^b   Kendall, Christopher B ^a   Lester, Steven J ^a   Somers, Virend ^a   Goldman, Martin E ^c   Wu, Qing ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Living Heart Foundation   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MARKER; FOOTBALL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPORT; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950369328     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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