Screening for coronary artery disease in patients with family history: How, when, and in whom?

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 417-419

  Blankstein, Ron ^a,b   Foody, Joanne M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary heart disease risk; Editorials; Family history

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK; EDITORIALS; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK; EDITORIALS; FAMILY HISTORY;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84904123104     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.001985     Document Type: Review

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