American Heart Journal
Volume 160, Issue 1 , Pages 166-170 , July 2010

Fitness, fatness, and systolic blood pressure: Data from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study

  • Jennifer Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • UT Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • ,
  • Sandeep Das, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • ,
  • Carolyn E. Barlow, MS

      Affiliations

    • The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX
    • ,
  • Scott Grundy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • ,
  • Susan G. Lakoski, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Susan G. Lakoski, MD, MS, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.

Received 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 16 April 2010.

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PII: S0002-8703(10)00342-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.04.014

American Heart Journal
Volume 160, Issue 1 , Pages 166-170 , July 2010

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