Is There a Role for Imaging Youth at Risk of Atherosclerosis?
Andrew H TranElaine M UrbinaPublished in: Current atherosclerosis reports (2023)
Adverse changes in pulse wave velocity, pulse wave analysis, arterial distensibility, and carotid intima-media thickness are seen in children with CV risk factors supporting potential utility in risk stratification. Assessing vascular health in children can be challenging due to growth-related changes in vasculature, multiple assessment modalities, and differences in normative data. Vascular health assessment in children with cardiovascular risk factors can be a valuable tool for risk stratification and help identify opportunities for early intervention. Future areas of research include increasing normative data, improving conversion of data between different modalities, and increasing longitudinal studies in children linking childhood risk factors to adult CV outcomes.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- young adults
- cardiovascular risk factors
- public health
- healthcare
- mental health
- electronic health record
- randomized controlled trial
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- big data
- high resolution
- health information
- emergency department
- machine learning
- childhood cancer
- photodynamic therapy
- cross sectional
- optical coherence tomography
- adipose tissue
- deep learning
- human health
- insulin resistance
- social media
- early life
- blood flow