TY - JOUR ID - TI - Coronary angiographic findings in patients with positive family history of premature coronary artery disease AU - Abdulameer Aboodib PY - 2016 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 117 EP - 121 JO - Muthanna Medical Journal مجلة المثنى الطبية SN - 2226146x AB - A family history of premature coronary artery disease is an independent and established risk factor for CAD. A total sample of 657 Iraqi patients with coronary artery disease who submitted to routine coronary angiography in our cardiology center, only 72 patients with a positive family history of premature coronary disease were enrolled in this study. Hypertension and left anterior descending artery occlusive disease were more prevalent in 64% of patients with a positive family history of premature CAD (64 %). When comparison had been made between male and female with a positive family history of premature CAD. Smoking and single vessel disease were more frequently encountered in male patients (p value =0.001 and 0.05 respectively). In conclusion and recommendations: screening of first degree relatives of patients with a positive family history of premature CAD and intensive management of other cardiac risk factors particularly hypertension and smoking are required.

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