TY  - JOUR
T1  - COronary heart disease risk factors and mortality
AU  - Santulli G
Y1  - 2012/03/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.323
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1137
EP  - 1138
VL  - 307
IS  - 11
N2  - 
The authors just considered the number of risk factors, whereas the severity of each factor was not evaluated. Blood pressure, plasma glucose, and lipids are continuous, not discreet, variables that exert a dose-dependent effect on cardiovascular risk.2 It would be of interest to see the results of the analysis conducted considering these parameters, which also would help to clarify the still controversial association of the metabolic syndrome and mortality after myocardial infarction (MI).3

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.323
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.323
ER  -