Роль спадковості у патогенезі інфаркту міокарда

The article deals with the analysis of heredity in pathogenesis of myocardial infarction. Based on the results of studies, it shows that there is a risk for myocardial infarction given myocardial infarction is in family history. In 2002, experts of the World Health Organization marked family history as an independent predictor of risk for myocardial infarction, and the predictive role of this factor did not depend on sex, age, ethnic, geographical, socioeconomic and traditional risk factors. In view of this findings research aimed at a more detailed analysis of heredity in pathogenesis of myocardial infarction was subsequently initiated. Thus, family history is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.