Obesity-related cardiovascular disease in children is becoming more prevalent in
conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an …

Objectives: Ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (UHFUS) is a recently introduced
diagnostic technique which finds several applications in diverse clinical fields. The range of …

In recent years, childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic health problem. It is now evident
from many studies that childhood obesity is correlated with adult excess weight status and …

Objective—Childhood obesity is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Arterial stiffness is considered one of the earliest detectable measures of vascular damage …

The objective was to analyze pulse wave velocity (PWV) in normotensive, high-normal, and
hypertensive youths by using aortic-derived parameters from peripheral recordings. The …

Allogeneic hand transplantation is now a clinical reality. While results have been
encouraging, acute rejection rates are higher than in their solid-organ counterparts. In …

OBJECTIVE: Compared to normal weight adolescents, obese adolescents have lower
serum omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) concentrations, augmented …

Background The link between adiposity, metabolic abnormalities, and arterial disease
progression in children and adolescents remains poorly defined. We aimed to assess …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this document is to provide clinicians with guidance, using
expert consensus, to help summarize evidence and offer practical recommendations …

Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, but the effect of body composition
on vascular aging and arterial stiffness remains uncertain. We investigated relationships …