Impact of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors on early atherosclerosis in a large cohort of healthy adolescents: The Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study

• Published in: Atherosclerosis Vol. 305; pp. 26 - 33
• Main Authors: Staudt, Anna, Stock, Katharina, Gande, Nina, Bernar, Benoît, Hochmayr, Christoph, Pechlaner, Raimund, Kiechl, Sophia J., Geiger, Ralf, Griesmacher, Andrea, Anliker, Markus, Kiechl, Stefan, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Ursula, Knoflach, Michael, Winder, Bernhard, Reiter, Carmen, Burger, Christina, Klingenschmid, Julia, Marxer, Julia, Asare, Mandy, Bock-Bartl, Manuela, Kothmayer, Martina, Bohl, Maximilian, Pircher, Maximilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; IMT; Lifestyle; Young; IMT; Cardiovascular disease; Lifestyle; Young; Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis starts early in life. We aimed to assess the dimension and progression of the intima-media thickness, a surrogate marker for early vascular aging, and its association with a broad palette of cardiovascular risk and lifestyle factors in a large cohort of healthy adolescents. The EVA-T...