American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 9 , Pages 1410-1415 , 1 November 2007

Incidence of Coronary Artery Disease in Siblings of Patients With Premature Coronary Artery Disease: 10 Years of Follow-up

  • Dhananjay Vaidya, PhD

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    • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Lisa R. Yanek, MPH

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    • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Taryn F. Moy, MS

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Thomas A. Pearson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
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  • Lewis C. Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Diane M. Becker, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 9 April 2007 ,Revised 21 May 2007 ,Accepted 21 May 2007.

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 This research was supported by grants NR02241, R01 HL49762, and R01 HL59684 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine General Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health Grant M01 RR00052.

PII: S0002-9149(07)01458-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.031

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 9 , Pages 1410-1415 , 1 November 2007

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