Family history in public health practice: a genomic tool for disease prevention and health promotion

R Valdez, PW Yoon, N Qureshi… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Family history is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular
disease, and diabetes. Professional guidelines usually include family history to assess …

Family history of cardiovascular disease, perceived cardiovascular disease risk, and health-related behavior: a review of the literature

CC Imes, FM Lewis - Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: More than 82 million Americans have 1 or more forms of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), accounting for 32.8% of all deaths in the United States. Although the …

Patient-reported adherence to statin therapy, barriers to adherence, and perceptions of cardiovascular risk

V Fung, I Graetz, M Reed, MG Jaffe - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Patient reports of their adherence behaviors, concerns about statins, and
perceptions of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk could inform …

A review of family history of cardiovascular disease: risk factor and research tool

A Banerjee - International journal of clinical practice, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Family history (FH) studies have been used to quantify the heritable component of diseases
for centuries. Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) in both coronary artery disease …

Risk factors predisposing to acute coronary syndromes in young women≤ 45 years of age

M Bęćkowski, M Gierlotka, M Gąsior, L Poloński… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are rare in young women. The purpose of this
study was to characterize risk factors (RF) predisposing to ACS in young women and …

Disparity in risk factor pattern in premature versus late-onset coronary artery disease: a survey of 15,381 patients

R Reibis, A Treszl, K Wegscheider… - Vascular health and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background There are few data available regarding the specificity and modifiability of major
cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in patients with premature versus (vs) late-onset coronary …

Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook: an educational tool outlining disease risk and healthy guidelines to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer …

LM Koehly, BA Morris, K Skapinsky, A Goergen… - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are
etiologically complex with multiple risk factors (eg, environment, genetic, lifestyle). These risk …

Coronary artery calcification in middle‐aged women with premature ovarian insufficiency

MN Gunning, C Meun, BB van Rijn… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) enter menopause before age
40. Early menopause was associated with increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Cardiovascular risk assessment in women: which women are suited for menopausal hormone therapy?

A Maas - Climacteric, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Individual risk assessment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is important for safe
menopausal hormone prescription. Besides the traditional risk factors, female-specific risk …

The impact of early menopause on risk of coronary artery disease (PREmature Coronary Artery Disease In Women–PRECADIW case-control study)

B Lubiszewska, M Kruk, G Broda… - European Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite improved understanding of atherothrombosis pathophysiology, risk
factors associated with premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in women are poorly …