TY  - JOUR
AU  - De Meyer, Tim
AU  - Nawrot, Tim
AU  - Bekaert, Sofie
AU  - De Buyzere, Marc L
AU  - Rietzschel, Ernst R
AU  - Andres, Vicente
PY  - 2018
DO  - 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.06.014
SN  - 0735-1097
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/9670
AB  - Telomeres shorten with age, the major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (aCVD). The observation of shorter telomeres in aCVD patients thus suggested that critical telomere shortening may contribute to premature biological aging...
LA  - eng
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - atherosclerosis
KW  - biological aging
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - telomerase
KW  - Aging
KW  - Animals
KW  - Atherosclerosis
KW  - Biomarkers
KW  - Cardiovascular Diseases
KW  - Cardiovascular System
KW  - Humans
KW  - Telomere
KW  - Telomere Shortening
TI  - Telomere Length as Cardiovascular Aging Biomarker: JACC Review Topic of the Week
TY  - journal article
ER  -