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Aortic intima-media thickness measured by trans-abdominal ultrasound as an early life marker of subclinical atherosclerosis

journal contribution
posted on 2014-02-01, 00:00 authored by Kate MccloskeyKate Mccloskey, Peter VuillerminPeter Vuillermin, A L Ponsonby, M Cheung, M R Skilton, D Burgner
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process that begins in early life. Improved identification of markers of early atherosclerosis via neonatal aortic intima-media thickness (aIMT) measurement may allow the development of interventions to prevent or reduce later cardiovascular disease.

History

Journal

Acta paediatrica

Volume

103

Issue

2

Pagination

124 - 130

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Location

Chichester, Eng.

ISSN

0803-5253

eISSN

1651-2227

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing