More than Half of Healthy Adults Have Silent Atherosclerosis
12 Articles
12 Articles
More than half of healthy adults have silent atherosclerosis
MUNICH — More than half of healthy adults in Denmark and Spain had silent atherosclerosis detected across three vascular territories via imaging, including nearly 9% of men and 7% of women aged 18 to 29 years, according to new data.“More than half of the study population of 16,808 healthy individuals aged 18 to 70 years had atherosclerosis,” Henning Bundgaard, MD, DMSc, from the
Already in adults under 30 years of age, atherosclerotic plaques can be found surprisingly frequently. A large study from Denmark and Spain found the silent vascular disease in 8.7 percent of men and 6.7 percent of women between 18 and 29 years of age. Altogether, more than half of the 16,808 examined adults were affected. Copenhagen (Denmark). Atherosclerosis can be [...] The post Silent Atherosclerosis affects many young adults already appeare…
noticiasdealava.eus
Atherosclerosis is responsible for most myocardial infarctions and strokes, and what many people don't know is that it can be present from very early ages, even in seemingly healthy people.
Calcified arteries occur more frequently in young people than commonly assumed. However, this early arteriosclerosis often remains unrecognized, a study shows.
Qué!
Atherosclerosis, the process responsible for most myocardial infarctions and strokes, is already present in one in every 13 young people between 18 and 29 years old, apparently healthy, according to the first results of the international study React, led by the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. [...] The entry Silent atherosclerosis already affects one in 13 young people between 18 and 29 ye…
Atherosclerosis, the process responsible for most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study led by Dr. Borja Ibáñez, scientific director of the Carlos III National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), cardiologist of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, researcher at its Institute of Health Research (IIS-FJD) and head of [...] The REACT post reveals that silent atherosclerosis …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
