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Asymptomatic individuals with a positive family history for premature coronary artery disease and elevated coronary calcium scores benefit from statin treatment: a post hoc analysis from the St. Francis Heart Study.
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging - 1 Mar 2012
Mulders Ties A, Sivapalaratnam Suthesh, Stroes Erik S G, Kastelein John J P, Guerci Alan D, Pinto-Sietsma Sara-Joan
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OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to evaluate whether individuals with a positive family history for premature coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary calcium scoring (CCS) above the 80th percentile might benefit from preventive treatment. BACKGROUND: First-degree relatives of patients with premature CAD have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), whereas events are poorly predicted in these...
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