This scientific statement presents considerations for clinical management regarding the
assessment and risk reduction of select pediatric populations at high risk for premature …

In the past 2 decades, a high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as
obesity, physical inactivity, and poor diet, has been observed among young individuals …

Cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis do not typically manifest before middle
age; however, the disease process begins early in life. Preclinical atherosclerosis can be …

Atherosclerosis causes clinical disease through luminal narrowing or by precipitating
thrombi that obstruct blood flow to the heart (coronary heart disease), brain (ischemic …

The effects of both the amount and quality of dietary fat have been studied intensively during
the past decades. Previously, low-fat diets were recommended without much attention to the …

Importance Higher blood pressure (BP) levels in children are associated with an increased
risk for hypertension and subclinical cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Identifying trends …

Background Despite substantial attention paid to the threat of elevated blood pressure in
children and adolescents in high-income countries and the epidemic of hypertension in …

Objective To conduct a comprehensive review of the literature on childhood risk factors and
their associations with adulthood subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Background: Computed tomography (CT) allows estimation of coronary artery calcium
(CAC) progression. We evaluated several progression algorithms in our unselected …

Background: Elevated lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a common risk factor for cardiovascular
disease outcomes with unknown mechanisms. We examined its potential role in identifying …