Role of family history in patients with myocardial infarction. An Italian case-control study. GISSI-EFRIM Investigators.

Maria Carla Roncaglioni; Luigi Santoro; Barbara D’Avanzo; Eva Negri; Alessandro Nobili; Antonietta Ledda; F Pietropaolo; M.G. Franzosi; Carlo La Vecchia; G A Feruglio

doi:10.1161/01.cir.85.6.2065

Abstract

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This study indicates that a family history of MI is an independent risk factor for MI, and that the number of relatives and the age at which they were affected is related to the strength of the association. There is a multiplicative effect on RR between family history and several major risk factors for MI.

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