Abstract Background and Motivation: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes the highest
mortality globally. With escalating healthcare costs, early non-invasive CVD risk assessment …

Objectives: Early identification of children at risk of atherosclerosis is of paramount
importance for implementing primary preventive measures addressing vascular health …

Background and objective Carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) is a strong predictor
of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and independent phenotype of early atherosclerosis. The …

Essential oils are produced as secondary metabolites by aromatic plants, predominantly
belonging to families Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Rutaceae. The family Rutaceae …

Background Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a sub-clinical radiologic marker of
atherosclerosis in children. It is associated with adult-onset vascular disease. Objective To …

Carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) is a subclinical marker of atherosclerotic
development, which is impaired in adolescents with obesity. This study aimed to analyze the …

Aims We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of HIV infection and
antiretroviral therapy (ART) on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) to elucidate the role of …

Hypercholesterolemia is a major cause of atherosclerosis development and premature
cardiovascular disease (CVD). It leads to inflammation, which further accelerates …

Purpose Cardiovascular risk factors are widespread among children and adolescents and
may lead to accelerated vascular aging in middle adulthood. However, data are scarce on …

Purpose: To summarize the evidence on associations of adiposity and cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) with arterial structure and function in nonclinical children and adolescents …