American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 761-767 , November 2009

Intake of total trans, trans-18:1, and trans-18:2 fatty acids and risk of sudden cardiac death in women

  • Stephanie E. Chiuve, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Stephanie Chiuve, ScD, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Eric B. Rimm, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • William Whang, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Received 14 May 2009 ,Accepted 18 August 2009.

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PII: S0002-8703(09)00642-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.08.015

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 5 , Pages 761-767 , November 2009

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