Familial clustering of myocardial infarction in first-degree relatives: a nationwide study | Zendy

Mia Nielsen | Zendy; Charlotte Andersson | Zendy; Thomas A. Gerds | Zendy; Per Kragh Andersen | Zendy; Thomas Bo Jensen | Zendy; Lars Køber | Zendy; Gunnar Gislason | Zendy; Christian TorpPedersen | Zendy

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Familial clustering of myocardial infarction in first-degree relatives: a nationwide study

Author(s) -

Mia Nielsen,

Charlotte Andersson,

Thomas A. Gerds,

Per Kragh Andersen,

Thomas Bo Jensen,

Lars Køber,

Gunnar Gislason,

Christian TorpPedersen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs475

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , sibling , first degree relatives , danish , relative risk , confidence interval , population , family history , risk factor , demography , cohort study , pediatrics , psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , sociology

Family history is an established risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI), but it is not clear how this risk changes with number and gender of first-degree relatives with MI. We used the entire Danish population to examine the importance of MI in siblings and parents.

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