A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Prospective Relationship of Change in Ideal Cardiovascular Health Status and Arterial Stiffness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study



Authors: Aatola H, Hutri-Kahonen N, Juonala M, Laitinen TT, Pahkala K, Mikkila V, Telama R, Koivistoinen T, Lehtimaki T, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Kahonen M

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Journal acronym: J AM HEART ASSOC

Article number: ARTN e000532

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Number of pages: 11

ISSN: 2047-9980

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000532


Abstract
Conclusions-The change in ideal cardiovascular health status, both from childhood to adulthood and from young adulthood to middle age, was an independent predictor of adult pulse wave velocity. Our results support the concept of ideal cardiovascular health as a useful tool for primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease.



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