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Eighty-five patients and 86 control subjects knew their family history for ischemic heart disease and stroke.A positive history for ischemic heart disease was present in 62(73%)of the patients and 46(53%)of the control subjects(p=.019)and a positive family history for stroke was present in 38 (47%)of the patients and 21(24%)of the control subjects P=.14).Although a positive vascular family history was not an independent risk factor in a multivariate analysis,it was an excellent marker of the presence of other established vascular risk factors.Personal histories of ischemic heart disease,hypertension,and hyperlipidemia were found to be significant independent risk factors for stroke. |
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