Key result
Childhood obesity is linked to early CV dysfunction including arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis, and myocardial changes.
Highlights the critical need for early detection and prevention programs for childhood obesity to mitigate future cardiovascular disease risk.
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease is becoming more prevalent in conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity.Children with obesity may exhibit early signs of cardiovascular dysfunction: increased arterial stiffness, early atherosclerosis, changes in the myocardial structure and function.These are the result of their excess adiposity, often independent of other obesity-related comorbidities such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance.Obesity in childhood predisposes to an increased risk of morbidity and cardiovascular mortality in adult.This review is to highlight the importance and need of programs for early detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of childhood obesity in order to decrease the incidence of the cardiovascular pathology in adults.
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Russu et al. (2017) conducted a review in Childhood obesity and cardiovascular disease. Childhood obesity was evaluated. Childhood obesity is associated with early signs of cardiovascular dysfunction, including increased arterial stiffness, early atherosclerosis, and changes in myocardial structure.
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