Article
Current status of understanding of the genetic etiology of coronary heart disease.
Journal of postgraduate medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Pranavchand R, Reddy B M
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD), synonymously known as coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most predominant among the cardiovascular diseases and ranked number one in prevalence among the developing countries. CHD is a multifactorial disease involving both genetic and environmental factors and is primarily caused due to a process of progressive damage of coronary arteries called atherosclerosis. We present here a...
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