Population
Autopsied cases of children and young adults in Japan and the USA
Design
Review
Key result
Evidence from statistical data derived from autopsied cases in Japan and the USA emphasizes the importance of preventing atherosclerosis at an early stage.
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Autopsy data support prioritizing atherosclerosis prevention from childhood; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Highlights the need for early prevention of atherosclerosis in childhood and young adults based on pathological evidence from autopsies in Japan and the USA.
Akio Komatsu (1996) conducted a review in Atherosclerosis. Evidence from statistical data derived from autopsied cases in Japan and the USA emphasizes the importance of preventing atherosclerosis at an early stage.