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Purpose of Review Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been the primary tool for unbiased assessment of the genetic basis of coronary artery disease (CAD) for more than a decade. We summarize successes as well as shortcomings of recent studies in this context. Recent Findings The number of CAD-associated loci has more than doubled in the past year to 161. This rapid progress has been in large...
The study of epidemiology is vital in identifying the connections which exist between lifestyle, environment, and disease, thus providing knowledge of the factors, distribution, and pathology of disease. As the leading cause of death in the United States since 1900, save 1918, coronary artery disease continues to overwhelm mortality and morbidity statistics. In the United States, 1 in 5 deaths are...
This study presents the development and validation of a brief comprehensive hostility scale. Two items of each subscale from the Buss–Perry (1992) Aggression Questionnaire, most strongly correlated with their subscale score, were selected, yielding the eight-item New-Buss. Internal reliability was .66 to .81, and full and brief scales correlated r = .92 to .94. In Study 1 (95 Israeli students), New-Buss...
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