Family history, subclinical atherosclerosis, and coronary heart disease risk: Barriers and opportunities for the use of family history information in risk prediction and prevention

Circulation

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2074-2076

  O'Donnell, Christopher J ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Editorials; Genetics; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 5644252870     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000145539.77021.AC     Document Type: Editorial

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