Association between impaired lung function and carotid intima-media thickness in children.

Talha RafiqKoon K TeoKatherine M MorrisonStephanie A AtkinsonGita WahiDipika DesaiSonia S AnandMyLinh Duong

Published in: ERJ open research (2023)

Association between obstructive lung function impairment with higher cIMT is present in childhood after accounting for common risk factors. This suggests that a developmental link between obstructive lung diseases and CVD may have its origin in early life. https://bit.ly/4657s2b.

Keyphrases

lung function
early life
risk factors
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
young adults
optical coherence tomography
cardiovascular risk factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome