Multiplex sibling history of coronary heart disease is a strong risk factor for coronary heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2849-2855

  Zöller, Bengt ^a   Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a,b   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Epidemiology; Family history; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SPOUSE; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869425848     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs161     Document Type: Article

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