Atherosclerosis originating from childhood: Specific features

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is extremely widespread. Traditionally, it is considered a disease of older people, who most often experience problems with the heart and blood vessels. While much attention from the scientific community has been paid to studying the association between aging and atherosclerosis, as well as its consequences, there is evidence that atherosclerosis occurs at an early age. Atherosclerosis may form both during intrauterine development and in childhood. Nutrition plays an important role in childhood atherosclerosis, along with previous infectious diseases and excess weight of both the child and the mother. In the present review, we examined the development of atherosclerosis and the prerequisites in childhood.

Keywords

atherosclerosis / childhood / pediatrics / cardiovascular disease

Fundings

This research was funded by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No.23-45-00031).

Acknowledgments

None.

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