Open AccessFamilial Patterns in Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Caroline Bedell Thomas
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.20.1.25
Subject(s) - medicine , grandparent , coronary heart disease , cardiology , disease , family history , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , genetics , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , gene
The family histories of Johns Hopkins medical students were studied in detail and independent evaluations were made of the prevalences of hypertension and of Coronary heart disease among the students' parents and grandparents. The hereditary factors in hypertension and coronary heart disease were studied and some interesting patterns of differences in sex inheritance became apparent that need further investigation.
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