70-year legacy of the Framingham Heart Study.

Volume: 16, Issue: 11, Pages: 687 - 698
Published: Nov 1, 2019
Abstract
The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) was established in 1948 to improve understanding of the epidemiology of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the USA. In 1961, seminal work identified major risk factors for CHD (high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and evidence on the electrocardiogram of left ventricular hypertrophy), which later formed the basis for multivariable 10-year and 30-year risk-prediction algorithms. The FHS cohorts now comprise...
Paper Details
Title
70-year legacy of the Framingham Heart Study.
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Volume
16
Issue
11
Pages
687 - 698
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