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Family history differs between young women with myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: results from the RATIO case-control study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2012
Siegerink Bob, Rosendaal Frits R, Algra Ale
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BACKGROUND: Family history may help in risk stratification, especially in the young. This study assesses the predictive value of a positive family history of cardiovascular disease for myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS). METHODS/RESULTS: The RATIO study case-control study includes women with MI (N = 248), IS (N = 203) and 925 healthy matched controls. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence...
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