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Parental intermittent claudication as risk factor for claudication in adults.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Mar 2012
Prushik Scott G, Farber Alik, Gona Philimon, Shrader Peter, Pencina Michael J, D'Agostino Ralph B, Murabito Joanne M
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the familial aggregation of intermittent claudication (IC). Our objective was to examine whether parental IC increased the risk of IC in adult offspring, independent of the established cardiovascular risk factors. We evaluated the Offspring Cohort Participants of the Framingham Heart Study who were ≥30 years old, cardiovascular disease free, and had both parents enrolled in the Framingham...
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