Portly Children Have Signs Of Crux Affliction Typically Seen
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:29 pmThe blood vessels of pot-bellied children take stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular blight, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Union and the Guts and Stroke Foundation. The clock is ticking and the shape of the 13 year-old-heart is changing - recompense the worse.
"We were surprised to find that these rotund children already demand stiff blood vessels," says Dr. Harris from B.C. Children's Hospital. "Aortic stiffness is an near the start with of cardiovascular disease in obese children." He says it is as if the aging development has been accelerated in their aorta.
The aorta is the largest artery in the altruist body. It carries and distributes oxygen-rich blood to all the other arteries and normally acts as a buffer to the pumping action of the heart. Increased stiffness of the aorta is typically associated with aging and is a powerful predictor of future cardiac events and mortality in adults.
"We were surprised to find that these rotund children already demand stiff blood vessels," says Dr. Harris from B.C. Children's Hospital. "Aortic stiffness is an near the start with of cardiovascular disease in obese children." He says it is as if the aging development has been accelerated in their aorta.
The aorta is the largest artery in the altruist body. It carries and distributes oxygen-rich blood to all the other arteries and normally acts as a buffer to the pumping action of the heart. Increased stiffness of the aorta is typically associated with aging and is a powerful predictor of future cardiac events and mortality in adults.