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Parental history of premature coronary heart disease mortality and signs of ischemia on the resting electrocardiogram.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 May 1999
De Bacquer D, De Backer G, Kornitzer M, Blackburn H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Here we explore the association between a family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) death and ischemic electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in the offspring. BACKGROUND: In the general population, signs of ischemia are found on the resting ECG in about 10% of middle-aged men and women. Their independent predictive value for CHD morbidity and mortality has been shown in several studies....
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