Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 391-397 , June 2011

Parental history of premature myocardial infarction is a stronger predictor of increased carotid intima-media thickness than parental history of hypertension

  • S. Barra

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • G. Gaeta

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 38, Via Bernardo Cavallino, 80128 Napoli, Italy. Tel.: +39 081 7472808; fax: +39 081 7472810.
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  • V. Cuomo

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, SUN, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • P. Guarini

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Clinica Villa dei Fiori, Acerra, Italy
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  • S. Cuomo

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • Cardiology Unit, SUN, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • G. Capozzi

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, SUN, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • G. Tudisca

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Analysis Laboratory, A.Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • A. Madrid

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • M. Trevisan

      Affiliations

    • Health Sciences System of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Received 9 April 2009 ,Revised 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 24 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.10.017

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 391-397 , June 2011

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