Article
Association Between Family History, a Genetic Risk Score, and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Premature Acute Coronary Syndromes.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jun 2016
Hindieh Waseem, Pilote Louise, Cheema Asim, Al-Lawati Hatim, Labos Christopher, Dufresne Line, Engert James C, Thanassoulis George
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A genetic risk score (GRS) for coronary artery disease has recently been shown to be independent of family history (FHx) in predicting future cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether the presence of these risk factors, either individually or together, was associated with a higher burden of angiographic coronary artery disease. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We included 763 patients with premature...
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