Total serum bilirubin and risk of cardiovascular disease in the FraminghamOffspring Study

Authors
Djousse, L Levy, D Cupples, LA Evans, JC D'Agostino, RB Ellison, RC
Citation
L. Djousse et al., Total serum bilirubin and risk of cardiovascular disease in the FraminghamOffspring Study, AM J CARD, 87(10), 2001, pp. 1196
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010515)87:10<1196:TSBARO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The association between bilirubin and cardiovascular disease is controversi al. In a prospective study of 4.276 subjects, we demonstrated that a higher concentration of serum bilirubin was associated with lower risk of myocard ial infarction and cardiovascular disease in men, but the pattern was not c lear in women.