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Family history of coronary heart disease and markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease: where do we stand?
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2013
Pandey Arvind K, Pandey Shivda, Blaha Michael J, Agatston Arthur, Feldman Theodore, Ozner Michael, Santos Raul D, Budoff Matthew J, Blumenthal Roger S, Nasir Khurram
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OBJECTIVE: The goals of this systematic analysis are to determine the association between family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) and markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease as well as to discuss the inclusion of CHD family history in the frequently used coronary risk prediction algorithms. BACKGROUND: Individuals with a family history of CHD are at high risk for developing atherosclerosis and events...
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