Does parental cardiovascular disease predict future cardiovascular events in middle-aged adults?
Parental cardiovascular disease is an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events, which can aid in risk stratification for primary prevention in intermediate-risk patients.
Using validated events, we found that parental cardiovascular disease independently predicted future offspring events in middle-aged adults. Addition of parental information may help clinicians and patients with primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, when treatment decisions may be difficult in patients at intermediate risk based on levels of single or multiple risk factors. These data also support further research into genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk.
Lloyd‐Jones et al. (Tue,) studied this question.