Summary
Indirect evidence suggests that implementing prevention strategies at younger ages is more effective for delaying the development of cardiovascular disease. The focus should be on curing atherosclerosis to reset the vascular aging clock by preventing and addressing cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents.
- arterial stiffness
- atherosclerosis
- Bogalusa Heart Study
- cardiovascular disease
- carotid intima-media thickness
- coronary artery calcium
- CARDIA study
- Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study
- endothelial function
- familial hypercholesterolemia
- LDL-C
- vascular aging
- lipid disorders
- cardiology & cardiovascular medicine clinical trials
- cardiology & cardiovascular medicine screening & prevention
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