Coronary atherosclerosis begins at a young age, with lesions present in 1 of 6 teenagers, highlighting the need for early preventive efforts.
This study demonstrates that coronary atherosclerosis begins at a young age and that lesions are present in 1 of 6 teenagers. These findings suggest the need for intensive efforts at coronary disease prevention in young adults.
Tuzcu et al. (Tue,) studied this question.