Addition of a novel, protective family history category allows better profiling of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerotic burden in the general population. The Asklepios Study.

Addition of a novel, protective family history category allows better profiling of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerotic burden in the general population. The Asklepios Study.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Whereas the importance of family history (FH) is widely recognized in cardiovascular risk assessment, its full potential could be underutilized, when applied with its current simple guidelines-based definition (cFH): presence of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) i...

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Main Authors: Caroline M Van daele, Tim De Meyer, Marc L De Buyzere, Thierry C Gillebert, Simon L I J Denil, Sofie Bekaert, Julio A Chirinos, Patrick Segers, Guy G De Backer, Dirk De Bacquer, Ernst R Rietzschel, Asklepios Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23658806/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23658806/?tool=EBI

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