Key result
Cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease are increasingly prevalent among young US military personnel, with stress playing a role in disease manifestation.
This review highlights the concerning increase in cardiovascular risk factors among young US military personnel, mirroring civilian trends, and emphasizes the potential role of acute stress in this population.
Rising CV risks in young military personnel warrant enhanced screening; leaves open targeted prevention trials in this population.
As the civilian population exhibits increasing trends in major cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in younger age groups, the US military is observing similar trends. These worrisome developments are seen even in young adulthood. Despite the need for a fit, combat-ready force, increases in CV risk are increasingly evident in the military population. This review provides an overview of coronary artery disease in the young and the prevalence of risk factors in the military population. With increases in current military operations in an acutely stressful environment, the role of stress and the manifestation of CV disease are also examined.
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McGraw et al. (2008) conducted a review in Cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiovascular risk factors and stress was evaluated. Cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease are increasingly prevalent among young US military personnel, with stress playing a role in disease manifestation.
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