Coronary heart disease due to genes, not family lifestyle
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
It has long been known that hereditary factors play a role in coronary heart disease. However, it has been unclear whether the increased risk is transferred through the genes or through an unhealthy lifestyle in the family. A new study from the Center for Primary Health Care Research in Sweden, published in the American Heart Journal, shows that genes appear to be most important.