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The relation between the presence of cardiovascular disease and vascular risk factors in offspring and the occurrence of new vascular events in their parents already at high vascular risk.
American heart journal - 1 Oct 2015
Weijmans Maaike, van der Graaf Yolanda, de Borst Gert Jan, Asselbergs Folkert W, Cramer Maarten J, Algra Ale, Visseren Frank L J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: For parents at high risk for cardiovascular events, presence of cardiovascular disease or risk factors in their offspring may be an indicator of their genetic load or exposure to (unknown) risk factors and might be related to the development of new or recurrent vascular events. METHODS: In 4,267 patients with vascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia enrolled in the SMART...
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