Short telomere length, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, and early death.

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Published in Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol on December 22, 2011

Authors

Maren Weischer1, Stig E Bojesen, Richard M Cawthon, Jacob J Freiberg, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Børge G Nordestgaard

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.

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