OBSERVATIONS ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES IN MALES UNDER THE AGE OF 46: A NECROPSY STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOMATOTYPES
Authors: D M SPAIN, V A BRADESS, G HUSS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 February 1953OBSERVATIONS ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES IN MALES UNDER THE AGE OF 46: A NECROPSY STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOMATOTYPESDAVID M. SPAIN, M.D., VICTORIA A. BRADESS, M.D., GERALDINE HUSS, M.D.DAVID M. SPAIN, M.D., VICTORIA A. BRADESS, M.D., GERALDINE HUSS, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-2-254 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent studies on establishing criteria for the prediction of the development of coronary artery disease, investigations relating to the development of coronary artery disease in certain somatotypes, and reports of serum cholesterol levels, cholesterol/phospholipid ratios, lipoproteins in the form of macromolecules, diet and obesity in relation to the development of coronary artery disease have resulted in what appear to be contradictory data. 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