Arterial Abnormalities in the Offspring of Patients with Premature Myocardial Infarction
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- 21 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (12) , 840-846
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200009213431203
Abstract
The offspring of patients with premature coronary disease may be at increased risk for atherosclerosis. We undertook a study to determine whether changes in brachial-artery reactivity and the thickness of the carotid intima and media, two markers of early atherosclerosis, are present in adolescents and young adults with a parental history of premature myocardial infarction.Keywords
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