American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 7 , Pages 1124-1129, 1 October 2007

Association of Pathobiologic Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth Risk Score and 15-Year Change in Risk Score With Carotid Artery Intima–Media Thickness in Young Adults (from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study)

  • C. Alex McMahan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 210-567-4026; fax: 210-567-4819.
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  • Samuel S. Gidding, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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  • Jorma S.A. Viikari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Markus Juonala, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Mika Kähönen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Nina Hutri-Kähönen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Eero Jokinen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Leena Taittonen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Matti Pietikäinen, MD

      Affiliations

    • City of Kuopio Center of Social and Health Services, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Henry C. McGill Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
    • Department of Physiology and Medicine, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas.
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  • Olli T. Raitakari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Received 13 March 2007; received in revised form 4 May 2007; accepted 4 May 2007.

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 This study was supported by Grants 117941, 77841, 210283, 53392, and 34316 from the Academy of Finland, Helsinki; the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Helsinki; the Turku University Foundation, Tampere; Federal Grants for the Turku University Central Hospital, Turku; Tampere University Hospital Medical Fund, Helsinki; the Juho Vainio Foundation, Helsinki; the Finnish Foundation of Cardiovascular Research, Helsinki; and the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Helsinki. Dr. Jokinen was supported in part by the Finnish Cardiac Foundation. Dr. Gidding was supported in part by Grant 1 P20 RR020173-01 from the National Center for Research Resources, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(07)01257-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.035

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 100, Issue 7 , Pages 1124-1129, 1 October 2007

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