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[The crystal ball: reflections on the prediction of disease]

Yvo Smulders1

  • 1Vrije Universiteit medisch centrum, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|December 3, 2015
PubMed

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Collecting family history for cardiovascular disease risk prediction can be improved by asking about children's health risks. This approach may enhance the prediction of cardiovascular events in parents.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Genetics
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Family history is a crucial factor in assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
  • Current methods for gathering family history may not fully capture predictive information.
  • The diagnostic yield of family history collection is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the added value of inquiring about children's health risks for predicting parental cardiovascular events.
  • To explore novel strategies for maximizing the predictive power of family history.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of a research paper focusing on family history assessment.
  • Analysis of the predictive utility of offspring's health status in relation to parental CVD.

Main Results:

  • Suggests that assessing the presence of risk factors in children may offer additional predictive value.
  • Potential to identify parents at higher risk for first or recurrent cardiovascular events.

Conclusions:

  • Inquiring about children's health risks represents a potentially valuable addition to traditional family history taking.
  • This method could improve the prediction of cardiovascular events in adult patients.

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