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Title
Parental cardiovascular disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in middle-aged adults: a prospective study of parents and offspring.
Authors
Lloyd-Jones, Donald M; Nam, Byung-Ho; D'Agostino, Ralph B, Sr; Levy, Daniel; Murabito, Joanne M; Wang, Thomas J; Wilson, Peter W F; O'Donnell, Christopher J
Abstract
Whether parental cardiovascular disease confers increased risk independent of other risk factors remains controversial. Prior studies relied on offspring report, without complete validation of parental events.