Associations of plasma fibrinogen levels with established cardiovascular disease risk factors, inflammatory markers, and other characteristics: individual participant meta-analysis of 154,211 adults in 31 prospective studies: the fibrinogen studies collaboration.

Long-term increases in plasma fibrinogen levels of 1 g/liter are associated with an approximate doubling of risk of major cardiovascular disease outcomes, but causality remains uncertain. To quantify cross-sectional associations of fibrinogen levels with established risk factors and other characteri...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Kaptoge, S, White, I, Thompson, S, Wood, A, Lewington, S, Lowe, G, Danesh, J
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2007