A patient is being evaluated for intermittent chest pain. The nurse's concern about a cardiac origin for this pain would be increased if the patient reports his mother had a myocardial infarction at the age of ______ years or younger
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
55
Rationale : The patient's risk for cardiac dysfunction increases if a blood relative had CAD at or under age 55.
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