Paternal and maternal history of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular diseases incidence in a Dutch cohort of middle-aged persons.

BACKGROUND: A positive parental history of myocardial infarction (MI) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, different definitions of parental history have been used. We evaluated the impact of parental gender and age of onset of MI on CVD incidence. METHODS: Basel...

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Main Authors: Ineke van Dis, Daan Kromhout, Jolanda M A Boer, Johanna M Geleijnse, W M Monique Verschuren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3241680?pdf=render