title: Telomeres and Atherosclerosis: The Attrition of an Attractive Hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Ernst.Rietzschel@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Ernst R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rietzschel
authors.affiliation: Bimetra, Clinical Research Center Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bekaert
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Meyer
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis; D006801:Humans; D016615:Telomere
keywords: aging; biomarkers; coronary artery disease; pre-clinical atherosclerosis; risk factors; telomere shortening