Angiology
Investigators at Ewha Womans University, Department of Pediatrics publish new data on angiology in adolescents
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, April 16th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity in hypertensive adolescents' have been presented. According to a study from Seoul, Korea, "Increased intima-media thickness (IMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are noninvasive markers of early arterial wall alteration and are more widely used in adult clinical research. We investigated whether IMT and PWV are useful predictors of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive adolescents."
"Fifteen hypertensive adolescents (13-18 yr old, systolic Bp >or=140 mmHg, diastolic Bp >or=90 mmHg) and seventeen normotensive subjects were included. Height, weight, obesity index, body mass index (BMI), and fat...
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