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



: 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

: 2014

: Journal of the American Heart Association

: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

: J AM HEART ASSOC

: ARTN e000532

: 3

: 2

: 11

: 2047-9980

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


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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