Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Healthy Young Adults

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Abstract
ALTHOUGH the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex,1 atherosclerosis is thought to play an important role. Atherosclerosis is a slowly progressive process possibly starting at a young age. Preventive measures taken early in life might more effectively overcome the CVD epidemic by postponing atherosclerosis development and hence decreasing or retarding the occurrence of clinical CVD.2