Height and risk of sudden cardiac death: The atherosclerosis risk in communities and cardiovascular health studies

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 174-179.e2

  Rosenberg, Michael A ^a,b   Lopez, Faye L ^c   Bůžková, Petra ^d   Adabag, Selcuk ^c,e   Chen, Lin Y ^f   Sotoodehnia, Nona ^g   Kronmal, Richard A ^d   Siscovick, David S ^g   Alonso, Alvaro ^c   Buxton, Alfred ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^c   Mukamal, Kenneth J ^h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body height; Cardiac; Death; Risk factors; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

BODY HEIGHT; CARDIAC; DEATH; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893912120     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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