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Atherosclerosis
High childhood blood pressure predicts hard arteries in adults
March 22nd, 2004
The higher systolic blood pressure is in children, the more likely they are to have hardened arteries in their late 30s and 40s, say Tulane University researchers. This analysis of data obtained every 3-4 years from Bogalusa Heart Study participants between 1973 and 2001 shows the importance of checking children's blood pressure, said lead author Shengxu Li. Over the years, cigarette smoking and levels of HDL cholesterol and triglycerides also were predictive of hardened arteries early in adulthood, but systolic blood pressure stood out as the strongest predictor. "The changes in our cardiovascular system that lead to heart disease begin very...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2004-03-22)
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