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Raising heart‐healthy children
Author(s) -
Rocchini ALBERT P
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-200x.1999.01151.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , blood pressure , obesity , disease , raising (metalworking) , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , cigarette smoking , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , geometry , mathematics
Abstract The current article will describe how the cardiovascular risk factors of obesity, increased blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, cigarette smoking, poor physical fitness and prenatal environment impact the development of cardiovascular disease and what types of therapy can be used in the pediatric patient to modify them.