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A study of the development of atherosclerosis in childhood and young adults: Risk factors and the prevention of progression in Japan and the USA
Author(s) -
Komatsu Akio,
Sakurai Isamu
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03652.x
Subject(s) - cause of death , medicine , disease , mortality rate , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary heart disease , pathology , pediatrics , cardiology
Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the prevalent results of atherosclerotic disease, has been a leading cause of death in many Western countries for several decades, and now is the second most prevalent cause of death in Japan. Thus attention must also be paid to atherosclerosis in Japan. While there has been a remarkable reduction in the mortality rate from CHD in some Western Countries, an undesirable stabilized mortality rate has recently been reported by the government of Japan. This report emphasises the importance of preventing atherosclerosis at an early stage from the viewpoint of cardiovascular pathology, using evidence from statistical data derived from autopsied cases in Japan and the USA.