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Discovery of Genetic Variation on Chromosome 5q22 Associated with Mortality in Heart Failure
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Failure of the human heart to maintain sufficient output of blood for the demands of the body, heart failure, is a common condition with high mortality even with modern therapeutic alternatives. To identify molecular ...
Metabolically Healthy Obesity and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Population
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background: Whether being metabolically healthy obese (MHO)—defined by the presence of obesity in the absence of metabolic syndrome—is associated with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear and may depend ...