Can the cardiovascular family history reported by our patients be trusted? The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study

ConclusionsThe FH provided by young and middle‐aged stroke patients is in good concordance with parental reports. FH is an adequate proxy to assess inherited risk of CVD in young stroke patients.

Source: European Journal of Neurology - August 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: H. Øygarden, A. Fromm, K. M. Sand, G. E. Eide, L. Thomassen, H. Naess, U. Waje‐Andreassen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research