Cardiovascular Disease

Screening children for heart disease risk helps identify parents at risk

Published in Cardiovascular Week, January 1st, 2007

Screening children for risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease can help identify parents at risk for the condition, providing an opportunity for medical intervention in both children and their parents, according to research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

Researchers studied a community-based sample of 94 families - including 108 parents and 141 children - and found child/parent association was strong for cardiovascular risk factors including body mass index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides and total cholesterol. The study was led by Evelyn Cohen Reis, MD, a pediatrician and researcher in the Division of General...

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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2007-01-01)

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