You Changed America's Heart: 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Participants of the Framingham Heart Study

This report is dedicated to the participants in the Framingham Heart Study, who have given the world the gift of knowledge. By their volunteer efforts, our understanding of the many interrelated factors that cause and prevent cardiovascular disease were discovered. In so doing, they have helped to save millions of lives.

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