[Risk factors for ischemic heart disease in the offspring of persons with a history of early onset of this disease].

The investigation was focused on assessment of the frequency of risk factors for the development of ischaemic heart disease (IHD)--hyperlipoproteinaemia, smoking, arterial hypertension and obesity--in the offspring of subjects suffering from the disease before the age of 55 years. Among grade I 126 offspring they recorded in 6.4% hyperlipoproteinaemia, in 29.4% smoking, in 2.4% arterial hypertension and in 16.7% obesity. The author draws attention to the fact that almost 40% of the offspring under 35 years of age of subjects with a history of early IHD have at least one risk factor for the development of the disease. These subjects are a high group which should be screened and followed up within the framework of primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.