14 DAY TRIAL // If you have a brother or sister with a cardiovascular disease, then you are 45% more exposed to suffering from such a condition yourself, a study carried out by the Framingham Heart Study says.
Researchers also warn that the risk is even greater than for the persons whose parents suffer from a CDV.
Among 973 person-examinations in those who had a sibling with CVD group (average age, 57 years) and 4,506 person-examinations in those with no sibling with CVD group (average age, 47 years), 329 CVD events occurred during follow-up.
The researchers found that sibling CVD was associated with a 55 percent increased risk for incident CVD
"Using validated events and a prospective design, our study substantially extends the knowledge base regarding the importance of sibling CVD. We observed that sibling CVD confers increased risks of CVD events above and beyond traditional risk factors and parental premature CVD. Thus, sibling CVD should be considered as important as parental premature CVD in the assessment of risk. Further investigation is needed to better understand why sibling history may be a stronger predictor for CVD than parental history, including exploration of the contribution of an early shared environment to increased sibling risk," study authors said.
In conclusion, if there are such cases in your family, you are advised to be extra careful with your diet in order to avoid a cardiovascular event.