Family history of cardiovascular disease.
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: What risks do different family histories of cardiovascular disease (CVD) carry?
Family history of CVD modifies future CVD risk depending on the number and age of affected first-degree relatives. Siblings of patients with CVD have about a 40% risk increase, while offspring of parents with premature
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Michael R Kolber, Cathy Scrimshaw
Institutions: University of Alberta, University of Calgary
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2187599255