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Coronary artery calcification and family history of premature coronary heart disease: sibling history is more strongly associated than parental history.
Circulation - 12 Oct 2004
Nasir Khurram, Michos Erin Donnelly, Rumberger John A, Braunstein Joel B, Post Wendy S, Budoff Matthew J, Blumenthal Roger S
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BACKGROUND: The objective of the study was to assess the association of a family history (FH) of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) with coronary artery calcification (CAC) in asymptomatic individuals and to compare the effects of sibling or parental FH on the risk of subclinical atherosclero...
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