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Family history as a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Sept 2014
Khaleghi Mahyar, Isseh Iyad N, Bailey Kent R, Kullo Iftikhar J
Abstract excerpt
The association of a family history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with the presence of PAD is largely unknown. We conducted a case-control study of 2,296 patients with PAD (69 ± 10 years, 64% men) and 4,390 controls (66 ± 11 years, 62% men) identified from noninvasive vascular and stress testing laboratories at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, from October 2006 through June 2012. PAD was defined as an...
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