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Is Family History for the Management of Cardiovascular Health in Youth Still Relevant in Clinical Practice?
Current atherosclerosis reports - 1 Nov 2024
Kernizan Daphney, Connolly Sean, Turpin Dima, Zaidi Abbas, Baker-Smith Carissa M
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Family history of premature cardiovascular disease is a strong predictor of individual cardiovascular risk. However, family history is not always available and not always reliable. Roughly 80% of health outcomes are influenced not by genetic risk but by societal factors, including adverse health behaviors and environment. Furthermore, in the present age of genetic testing, laboratory...
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