Originally published February 2 2006
Heart disease in a sibling significantly raises your risk for heart attack
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A study carried out at Framingham Heart Study in Massachusetts by Joanne Murabito has found that having a sibling with cardiovascular disease can increase your risk of heart attack by 45 percent.
You may know that having a parent with heart disease increases your risk of having heart disease, but now, a new study shows that having a sibling with heart disease could put you at even greater risk than having a parent with the disease.
Three sisters in Massachusetts don't have heart disease, but their brother died from a heart attack.
That sibling association could put the sisters at increased risk for heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, according to a study done at Framingham Heart Study in Massachusetts.
"Having a sibling with cardiovascular disease increases your risk for a heart attack by as much as 45%, compared to people without a sibling with cardiovascular disease," says Joanne Murabito, M.D. of Framingham Heart Study.
Dr. Murabito says shared childhood eating and exercise habits, along with genetics, could explain the sibling risk.
She says adult siblings need to tell each other, and their doctors, about anything to do with their heart health.
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