Association between Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Children and Young Adults
Open Access
- 4 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 338 (23), 1650-1656
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199806043382302
Abstract
In adults, cardiovascular risk factors reinforce each other in their effect on cardiovascular events. However, information is scant on the relation of multiple risk factors to the extent of asymptomatic atherosclerosis in young people.Keywords
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