Framingham lowballs risk in siblings of early CHD patient. (Risk was 50% Higher in Siblings Study).(coronary heart disease)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-FEB-02
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ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- A history of coronary heart disease prior to age 60 in a sibling confers a risk that is markedly higher than that predicted by the Framingham risk equation, Dr. Diane M. Becker said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
This excess cardiovascular risk is probably due to nontraditional...
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