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Tracking of Vascular Measures From Infancy to Early Childhood: A Cohort Study.
J Am Heart Assoc
November 2024
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Parkville Melbourne Australia.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between aortic intima-media thickness (IMT) at 6 weeks of age and various vascular measures at 4 years, analyzing data from 518 participants.
- It finds that while 6-week aortic IMT is slightly linked to carotid IMT at 4 years, there are no strong associations with other vascular measures like pulse wave velocity or blood pressure.
- The results suggest limited tracking of vascular health from infancy to early childhood, highlighting the need for further longitudinal research to better understand early prevention strategies.
Background Childhood exposure to dyslipidemia is associated with adult atherosclerosis, but it is unclear whether the long-term risk associated with dyslipidemia is attenuated on its resolution by adulthood. We aimed to address this question by examining the links between childhood and adult dyslipidemia on carotid atherosclerotic plaques in adulthood. Methods and Results The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is a prospective follow-up of children that began in 1980.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransthoracic echocardiography for non-invasive assessment of coronary vasodilator function after DES implantation.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
September 2014
Heart Centre Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Hämeentie 9, Turku 20520, Finland
Aims: Coronary vasodilator dysfunction has been reported after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Recent ESC guidelines suggest that transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) may be considered for assessment of coronary flow reserve (CFR) and microvascular disease in patients with stable angina, but its reliability has not been tested in patients with DES. We sought to assess the agreement between TTE (CFRTTE) and invasive thermodilution-derived CFR (CFRThermodilution) as well as their association with index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) in mid-term follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome.
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