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A positive family history of premature coronary artery disease is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent coronary blood flow regulation.
Circulation - 5 Oct 1999
Schächinger V, Britten M B, Elsner M, Walter D H, Scharrer I, Zeiher A M
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine whether a positive family history of coronary artery disease is related to impaired coronary blood flow regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 150 patients with angiographically normal or minimally diseased coronary vessels, risk factors for coronary artery disease, the extent of atherosclerosis and endothelium-dependent vasomotor responses to acetylcholine, and...
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