Global Cardiology Science & Practice (Mar 2012)
A medical record-linked biorepository to identify novel biomarkers for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Abstract
Background: Atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD), a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, is increasing in prevalence in the developing world. We describe an approach to establish a biorepository linked to medical records with the eventual goal of facilitating discovery of biomarkers for AVD.