The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65, January 2008

CARMELA: Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Seven Latin American Cities

  • Herman Schargrodsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Herman Schargrodsky, MD, Ramón Falcón 2239, 4o. piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1406.
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  • Rafael Hernández-Hernández, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Unit and Hypertension Clinic, School of Medicine, Universidad Centroccidental “Lisandro Alvarado,” Decanato de Medicina, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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  • Beatriz Marcet Champagne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • InterAmerican Heart Foundation, Dallas, Tex
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  • Honorio Silva, MD

      Affiliations

    • Science and Medical Professional Development, Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
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  • Raúl Vinueza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Latin America Biometrics Center, Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
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  • Luis Carlos Silva Ayçaguer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas, La Habana, Cuba
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  • Pierre-Jean Touboul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bichet Hospital and University, Paris, France
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  • Carlos Pablo Boissonnet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Coronary Care Unit, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno,” Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Jorge Escobedo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Unit on Clinical Epidemiology, Mexican Social Security Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Fabio Pellegrini, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Chieti, Italy
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  • Alejandro Macchia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Chieti, Italy
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  • Elinor Wilson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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  • CARMELA Study Investigators

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 The CARMELA Study was funded through an unrestricted research grant from Pfizer, Inc.

PII: S0002-9343(07)00940-0

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.08.038

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65, January 2008

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