Journal article
Cardiovascular risk factors and non-invasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in youth
Abstract
Our understanding of the natural history of atherosclerosis in childhood and its response to cardiovascular (CV) risk factor reduction have been hampered by the lack of a reliable, non-invasive measure of atherosclerosis. Carotid intima media thickness (IMT), a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis in adults, is increased in youth heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and declines with lipid lowering pharmacotherapy. The age at …
Authors
Morrison KM; Dyal L; Conner W; Helden E; Newkirk L; Yusuf S; Lonn E
Journal
Atherosclerosis, Vol. 208, No. 2, pp. 501–505
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.07.034
ISSN
0021-9150