American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 454-460 , September 2007

Implications of family history of myocardial infarction in young women

  • Mahesh J. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mahesh J. Patel, MD, Division of Cardiology, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. H8.132, Dallas, TX, 75390-9034.
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  • James A. de Lemos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Binu Philips, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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  • Sabina A. Murphy, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Patrice C. Vaeth, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston, Regional Campus, Dallas, TX
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  • Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Amit Khera, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX

Received 3 January 2007 ,Accepted 19 May 2007.

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 The DHS was funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (Las Vegas, NE) and was partially supported by USPHS GCRC grant #M01-RR00633 from NIH/NCRR-CR.

PII: S0002-8703(07)00454-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.05.016

American Heart Journal
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 454-460 , September 2007

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