Early childhood hospitalisation with infection and subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

: Burgner DP, Sabin MA, Magnussen CG, Cheung M, Sun C, Kahonen M, Hutri-Kahonen N, Lehtimaki T, Jokinen E, Laitinen T, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Juonala M

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

: 2015

: Atherosclerosis

: ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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: 0021-9150

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.02.024

Conclusion: Infection-related hospitalisation in the pre-school period was associated with adverse adult atherosclerotic phenotypes and increased ADMA. Infection may contribute to causal pathways leading to the development of endothelial dysfunction and early atherosclerosis. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.