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The Heart Health Study - Increasing cardiovascular risk assessment in family practice for first degree relatives of patients with premature ischaemic heart disease: A randomised controlled trial

BMC Family Practice (2015) 16(1)
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0328-4
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Background: This study aimed to increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment in adult first degree relatives of patients with premature ischaemic heart disease (PIHD) using written and verbal advice. Methods: Design: A prospective, randomised controlled trial. Setting: Cardiovascular wards at three South Australian hospitals. Cardiovascular risk assessments were performed in general practice. Participants: Patients experiencing PIHD (heart disease in men aged <55 years or women aged∈

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Stocks, N. P., Broadbent, J. L., Lorimer, M. F., Tideman, P., Chew, D. P., Wittert, G., & Ryan, P. (2015). The Heart Health Study - Increasing cardiovascular risk assessment in family practice for first degree relatives of patients with premature ischaemic heart disease: A randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0328-4

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