A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Lifetime measures of ideal cardiovascular health and their association with subclinical atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Authors: Laitinen TT, Pahkala K, Magnussen CG, Oikonen M, Viikari JSA, Sabin MA, Daniels SR, Heinonen OJ, Taittonen L, Hartiala O, Mikkila V, Hutri-Kahonen N, Laitinen T, Kahonen M, Raitakari OT, Juonala M
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland LTD
Publication year: 2015
Journal: International Journal of Cardiology
Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal acronym: Int j cardiol
Volume: 185
First page : 186
Last page: 191
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0167-5273
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.051
Conclusions: The results show that ICH can be lost and regained, and importantly that regaining of ICH has a beneficial effect on cardiometabolic health. Health care providers should work to improve health behaviors especially in those who have lost ICH. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.