Association of Telomere Length with Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort from the Population Based HUNT 2 study

As possible markers of biological age, telomere length (TL) has been associated with age-related diseases such as myocardial infarction (MI) with conflicting findings. We sought to assess the relationship between TL and risk of future MI in 915 healthy participants (51.7% women) 65 years or older from a population-based prospective cohort (the HUNT 2 study, Norway). Mean TL was measured by quantitative PCR expressed as relative T (telomere repeat copy number) to S (single copy gene number) ratio, and log-transformed.
Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research