Should We Be Screening for Ischaemic Heart Disease Earlier in Childhood?

Ischaemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in males and the second in the female gender. Yet we often only focus on identification and treatment of this foremost cause of death in adulthood. The review asks the question what form of coronary disease do we encounter in childhood, what...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bassareo, Pier Paolo, O’Brien, Stephen T., Dunne, Esme, Duignan, Sophie, Martino, Eliana, Martino, Francesco, Mcmahon, Colin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9320497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35883966
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9070982
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Sumario:Ischaemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in males and the second in the female gender. Yet we often only focus on identification and treatment of this foremost cause of death in adulthood. The review asks the question what form of coronary disease do we encounter in childhood, what predisposing factors give rise to atherosclerosis and what strategies in childhood could we employ to detect and reduce atherosclerosis development in later life.

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