An electronic medical record-linked biorepository to identify novel biomarkers for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Background: Atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD), a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, is increasing in prevalence in the developing world. We describe an approach to establish a biorepository linked to medical records with the eventual goal of facilitating discovery of biomarkers for AVD....

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Main Authors: Ye, Zi, Kalloo, Fara S, Dalenberg, Angela K., Kullo, Iftikhar J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963733/