Cardiovascular disease in childhood: The role of obesity

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 721-732

  Herouvi, Despina ^a   Karanasios, Evangelos ^b   Karayianni, Christina ^a   Karavanaki, Kyriaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular endothelial dysfunction; Childhood; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; CHOLESTEROL; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; RESISTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; FETAL MALNUTRITION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84878696356     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-1932-8     Document Type: Review

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