Table 1.
Phenotype | Heritability | References |
---|---|---|
CAD | ||
Acute myocardial infarction | 0.56 | Nora et al89 |
Mortality from | 0.53–0.57 (men) | Zdravkovic et al,90 |
CAD | 0.58 (women) | Wienke et al91 |
Coronary artery calcification | 0.42 | Peyser et al92 |
Atherosclerosis | ||
Carotid artery atherosclerosis | 0.21–0.64 | Xiang et al,93 Fox et al,94 Swan et al,95 North et al,96 Hunt et al97 |
Abbreviation: CAD, coronary artery disease.