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Family history of myocardial infarction predicts incident coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women with diabetes: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Nov 2009
Li Rongling, O'Sullivan Mary J, Robinson Jennifer, Safford Monika M, Curb David, Johnson Karen C
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BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) but CHD does not occur in all diabetic individuals. The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between family history of myocardial infarction (MI) and incident CHD in diabetic postmenopausal women. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study among 2642 diabetic postmenopausal women without CHD at baseline in the Women's Health...
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