Addition of a Novel, Protective Family History Category Allows Better Profiling of Cardiovascular Risk and Atherosclerotic Burden in the General Population. The Asklepios Study

• Caroline M. Van daele ,

  * E-mail: Caroline.Vandaele@UGent.be

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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• Tim De Meyer,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Marc L. De Buyzere,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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• Thierry C. Gillebert,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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• Simon L. I. J. Denil,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Sofie Bekaert,

  Affiliation Bimetra, Clinical Research Center Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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• Julio A. Chirinos,

  Affiliation Philadelphia VA Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Patrick Segers,

  Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Technology (IbiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Guy G. De Backer,

  Roles MD

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Dirk De Bacquer,

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Ernst R. Rietzschel,

  Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• on behalf of the Asklepios Investigators