Reducing exposure to cardiovascular risk factors: the legacy of prevention

Affiliations

¹ Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec, Canada;; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
² Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec, Canada;; Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5R), Ohio, USA.

Editorial

Benoit J Arsenault et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):2340-2343.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.83.

¹ Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec, Canada;; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
² Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec, Canada;; Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5R), Ohio, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

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