Parental Cardiovascular Disease as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-aged Adults

Lloyd‐Jones, Donald M.; Nam, Byung‐Ho; D’Agostino, Ralph B.; Levy, Daniel; Murabito, Joanne M.; Wang, Thomas J.; Wilson, Peter W.F.; O’Donnell, Christopher J.

doi:10.1001/jama.291.18.2204

articleJAMAMay 11, 2004Closed access

Parental Cardiovascular Disease as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-aged Adults

DMDonald M. Lloyd‐Jones BNByung‐Ho Nam RBRalph B. D’Agostino DLDaniel Levy JMJoanne M. Murabito

National Institutes of Health · Harvard University Press

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Abstract

Objective

To determine whether parental cardiovascular disease predicts offspring events independent of traditional risk factors, using a prospective design for both parents and offspring, and uniform criteria to validate events.

Design

Inception cohort study.

Citation impact

816

total citations

FWCI: 14.12
Percentile: 100%
References: 51

Citations per year

Authors

DM
Donald M. Lloyd‐JonesCorresponding
BN
Byung‐Ho Nam
National Institutes of Health, Harvard University Press
RB
Ralph B. D’Agostino
National Institutes of Health, Harvard University Press
DL
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
JM
Joanne M. Murabito
National Institutes of Health

Topics & keywords

Topics

Cardiac Health and Mental Health25%
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors12%
Health disparities and outcomes11%

Keywords

Medicine
Offspring
Framingham Risk Score
Framingham Heart Study
Odds ratio
Cohort
Disease
Cohort study

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