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Subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects with family history of premature coronary artery disease.
American heart journal - 1 Jun 2008
Taraboanta Catalin, Wu Evelyn, Lear Scott, DiPalma Stefanie, Hill John, Mancini G B John, Frohlich Jiri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: First-degree relatives (FDRs) of subjects with early onset of coronary heart disease (CHD) have higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. We verified early CHD by angiography in index patients and extensively phenotyped their FDRs to investigate the relationship of traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors to carotid ultrasound measures of subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS...
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