COMMON CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN OBESE CHILDREN BORN SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE VERSUS APPROPRIATE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE

• Main Authors: Ramona Stroescu (Author), Ioana Micle (Author), Teofana Bizerea (Author), Monica Marazan (Author), Maria Puiu (Author), Gabriela Doros (Author), Otilia Marginean (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The intima media thickness of the common carotid artery (CIMT) is a well-known marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. The "catch-up growth" phenomenon in children born small for gestational age (SGA) has been linked to early onset obesity with the subsequent emergence of metabolic syndrome...