Open AccessRole of family history in patients with myocardial infarction. An Italian case-control study. GISSI-EFRIM Investigators.
Author(s) -
Maria Carla Roncaglioni,
Luigi Santoro,
Barbara D’Avanzo,
Eva Negri,
Alessandro Nobili,
Antonietta Ledda,
F Pietropaolo,
M.G. Franzosi,
Carlo La Vecchia,
G A Feruglio
Publication year - 1992
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.85.6.2065
Subject(s) - medicine , family history , myocardial infarction , first degree relatives , relative risk , confidence interval , risk factor , cardiology
A family history of heart disease has been reported to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. We examined the relation between family history of myocardial infarction (MI) and risk of acute MI to establish the independency of this association, the degree of risk in relation to the number and age of relatives affected, and the possible interaction between family history and other major risk factors for MI.
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