Screening of family members of patients with premature coronary heart disease: Results from the EUROASPIRE II family survey

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-257

  De Sutter, J ^a   De Bacquer, D ^a   Kotseva, K ^b   Sans, S ^c   Pyorala K ^d   Wood, D ^b   De Backer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Family history; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SIBLING; SMOKING;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037319713     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)00386-X     Document Type: Article

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