%0 Journal Article
%T Common Familial Effects on Ischemic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study
%A Katherine Kasiman
%A Cecilia Lundholm
%A Sven Sandin
%A P£¿r Spar¨¦n
%A Erik Ingelsson
%J Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fcvm.2014.00003
%X Background: Recent genome-wide association studies suggest some overlap of genetic determinants of ischemic stroke (IS) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study aimed to assess shared familial risk between IS and MI in a large, population-wide cohort study.
%K epidemiology
%K family history
%K heritability
%K ischemic stroke
%K coronary heart disease
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcvm.2014.00003/abstract