Association between Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Children and Young Adults

Abstract

These findings indicate that as the number of cardiovascular risk factors increases, so does the severity of asymptomatic coronary and aortic atherosclerosis in young people.

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MedicineAsymptomaticRisk factorYoung adultAssociation (psychology)Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseInternal medicinePediatricsDisease

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 338
Issue: 23
Pages: 1650-1656
Citations: 3928
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                                    Gerald S. Berenson, 
                                
                                    Sathanur R. Srinivasan, 
                                
                                    Weihang Bao
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Association between Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Children and Young Adults. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 338
                            (23)
                            , 1650-1656.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199806043382302
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199806043382302