"If you have a sibling with heart disease, your risk of having a heart attack goes up 40%; a mother, 60-70%; a father, 75%; both parents, 300-600%...what I'm trying to say is genes can play a significant role." -- DR. ANAND CHOCKALINGAM, staff cardiologist at Truman Veterans' Hospital September 25, 2020
Paul Pepper: Dr. Anand Chockalingam, Truman Veterans' Hospital, "Families of Heart Attack Victims"
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