intermediate-(30 days to 2 years), and long-term risk were examined from recent studies
conducted primarily in US and European populations. Estimates of short-term risk can be …

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Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

The Allostatic Load Index (ALI) has been used to establish associations between stress and
health-related outcomes. This review summarizes the measurement and methodological …

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Events (CARE) study9 and the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease …

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predict future coronary events in patients with clinically stable coronary artery disease …