UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND IMAGE: OVER A 7-YEAR FOLLOW-UP PERIOD FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD, INCREASED LOW-GRADE INFLAMMATION WAS CAUSALLY ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, WHICH ARE SIGNS OF PREMATURE VASCULAR DAMAGE AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS. CREDIT: ANDREW AGBAJE Early vascular damage and atherosclerosis in adolescents may be caused by low-grade inflammation,...
