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Despite multiple studies showing that family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, the predictive value of adding family history to established risk scores is often small, 1 and many individuals with family history may not be at increased risk. Article see p 446.
October 30, 2023 / Health Conditions / Heart Health. What a Family History of Heart Disease Means for Your Health. Knowing what you can do to prevent or manage heart disease is half the battle. Your older sister has high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Your dad had a heart attack at age 50.
Family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been well studied as an independent risk factor for CHD events in the short term (<10 years). However, data are sparse on the association between family history and risk for CHD across long-term follow-up. Methods and Results. We included 49 255 men from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.
Assessment of family history (FamHx) of coronary heart disease is an inexpensive and evidence-based tool to refine atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk estimation and guide decisions regarding preventive therapies. 1 A cornerstone of cardiovascular risk evaluation is the patient history, of which FamHx represents both the developm...
The study recruited the siblings, offspring, and offspring of the siblings of individuals <60 years of age (ie, the probands) who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, unsta-ble angina with coronary revascularization, or angina with stenosis ≥50% in ≥1 coronary artery.
A family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) is an important risk factor for adverse coronary events, in particular if the disease has an early onset. The risk of CAD is influenced by genetic and environmental factors with a greater genetic contribution earlier in life.
Family history of early CAD was defined as the occurrence of myocardial infarction or coronary revascularization before the age of 55 years in male and 65 years in female first-degree relatives. The outcome was combined including ACS and cardiovascular death within 30 days of presentation. Results: Of 28,188 patients, 4.7% of patients had ACS.
Family history of premature heart disease is defined as the presence of premature CAD in first degree relatives before age 55 in a male and before age 65 in a female.
Introduction. Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain one of the single largest contributors to mortality 1. The CVD epidemic is advancing rapidly in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings and India is not an exception 2.
Family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a well-recognized risk factor, with multiple prospective studies demonstrating a consistent, independent association with CHD. 1 – 3 Although definitions vary, it is well established that the strength of the association between family history and CHD is greatest with earlier age of presentation o...