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The National Heart Institute Twin Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

M. Feinleib ,
R. J. Havlik ,
P. O. Kwiterovich ,
J. Tillotson  and
R. J. Garrison
M. Feinleib*
Affiliation:
Field Epidemiological Research Section, Molecular Disease Branch, and Office of the Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biometry, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md
R. J. Havlik
Affiliation:
Field Epidemiological Research Section, Molecular Disease Branch, and Office of the Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biometry, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md
P. O. Kwiterovich
Affiliation:
Field Epidemiological Research Section, Molecular Disease Branch, and Office of the Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biometry, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md
J. Tillotson
Affiliation:
Field Epidemiological Research Section, Molecular Disease Branch, and Office of the Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biometry, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md
R. J. Garrison
Affiliation:
Field Epidemiological Research Section, Molecular Disease Branch, and Office of the Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biometry, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md
*
Field Epidemiological Research Section, National Heart Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md. 20014, USA

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During the past two decades prospective epidemiologic studies have established the association between several risk factors and coronary heart disease. Elevations of serum cholesterol and blood pressure, obesity, lack of physical activity and cigarette smoking are among the factors which have been related to an increased risk of heart disease. We are now entering a period in which vigorous efforts will be made to modify these factors in order to prevent the occurrence of heart disease. An important part of this effort will be to determine to what extent these factors are genetically controlled and to what extent they can be modified by manipulation of the individual environment. Recognizing this need, the Field Epidemiological Research Section, National Heart Institute, NIH, has recently embarked on a study of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a large sample of adult male twins. The purpose of the present report is to describe the protocol and methods to be used and the importance of this study to current research in cardiovascular disease.

Type
Session 14 - Twin Studies in Cardiovascular Diseases
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 19 , Issue 1-2 , April 1970 , pp. 243 - 247
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1970

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