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

Mia Nielsen; Charlotte Andersson; Thomas A Gerds; Per Kragh Andersen; Thomas Bo Jensen; Lars Køber; Gunnar Gislason; Christian Torp-Pedersen

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehs475

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

Mia Nielsen, Charlotte Andersson, Thomas A Gerds, Per Kragh Andersen, Thomas Bo Jensen, Lars Køber, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	European Heart Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	16
Pages (from-to)	1198-203
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0195-668X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehs475
Publication status	Published - Apr 2013

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