Abstract
Albers SS et al. reviewed carotid artery variation in the development of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease (Int J Med Students. 2019 Sep-Dec;7(3):82-91) commenting on changes from birth to older ages that can contribute to disorders of intramural elastin even in absence of disease. Considering the coexistence of traditional risk factors of atherosclerosis, additional comments are posed about measurements of carotid intima-media thickness in patients with obesity, chronic renal failure, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The authors emphasized the need for further research to validate preventive procedures initiating since prenatal.
Highlights
There is a general accordance about the adoption of the earliest as possible procedures to reach and maintain a low cardiovascular risk during the entire life course
The time on dialysis made no difference between carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) of the groups.[2]
CIMT was studied in three groups of patients aged between 30 and 60 years: G1
Summary
There is a general accordance about the adoption of the earliest as possible procedures to reach and maintain a low cardiovascular risk during the entire life course.
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