Age as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease

In developed countries, only after 60 years of age does the frequency of cardiovascular disease accelerate so dramatically that it eventually accounts for at least 40% of deaths.10 Most epidemiological studies in middle-aged populations follow participants for a relatively short time and therefore i...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 371; no. 9623; pp. 1547 - 1549
Main Authors: Sniderman, Allan D, Furberg, Curt D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 03.05.2008
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Age
Aging - physiology
Apolipoproteins - blood
Blood pressure
C-Reactive Protein - metabolism
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Developed countries
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
ROC Curve
Smoking
Veins & arteries
ISSN:0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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Summary:In developed countries, only after 60 years of age does the frequency of cardiovascular disease accelerate so dramatically that it eventually accounts for at least 40% of deaths.10 Most epidemiological studies in middle-aged populations follow participants for a relatively short time and therefore include only a small proportion of the total cardiovascular events that will eventually arise.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60313-X