Early Signs of Atherogenesis in Adolescents in a Havana Family Medicine Catchment Area.

CONCLUSIONS The high prevalence of ≥3 early signs of atherogenesis in this study suggests the need to initiate primary prevention before onset of adolescence, and even prior to birth, using a gender perspective, to conduct educational interventions designed to change the risk factors highlighted in the study and reduce cardiovascular risk in adolescents. KEYWORDS Adolescents, adolescent health, atherosclerosis, atherogenesis, arterial occlusive diseases, early detection of disease, risk factors, Cuba. PMID: 26947280 [PubMed - in process]
Source: MEDICC Review - Category: Global & Universal Tags: MEDICC Rev Source Type: research