Do younger adults with low 10-year but high lifetime cardiovascular risk have greater subclinical atherosclerosis progression compared to those with low 10-year and low lifetime risk?
Younger adults with low short-term but high lifetime cardiovascular risk exhibit greater subclinical atherosclerosis and progression, highlighting the importance of lifetime risk assessment.
Individuals with low 10-year but high lifetime risk have a greater subclinical disease burden and greater incidence of atherosclerotic progression compared with individuals with low 10-year and low lifetime risk, even at younger ages.
Berry et al. (Tue,) studied this question.