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Effect of parental coronary artery disease on adverse effects of the metabolic syndrome and aging on carotid artery intima-media thickness (from the Bogalusa Heart Study).
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Jul 2008
Chen Wei, Srinivasan Sathanur R, Xu Jihua, Berenson Gerald S
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility is considered an important predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors. This study was conducted to assess the hypothesis that parental CAD, a surrogate measure of genetic susceptibility, increases the vulnerability of the arterial wall to adverse effects of the metabolic syndrome and the aging process in asymptomatic young adults. The study cohort consisted of 1,073...
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