family-based genetic screening to help identify and treat people at high risk for premature heart disease.
Their research comes in the wake of a similar American study published last November in Circulation that showed heart attacks are on the rise in young people, especially woman.
Dr. Sameer Arora, lead author of that paper, said it was difficult to compare the two studies because Canada’s universal health care system might be better at preventing heart disease in patients.
Still, he said results of the new work confirm the idea that doctors and researchers need to come up with better ways to fight heart disease in younger adults.
“It’s an impressive study that shows how important it is for us to reassess the risks and say, ‘Maybe 45 is
