title: Arterial compliance in obese children: implications for cardiovascular health.
abstract: Recent work showed that arterial compliance may be elevated unexpectedly in obese children, attributable to accelerated growth and maturation. We hypothesize that children with obesity or Type 2 diabetes may reach peak arterial maturation earlier in life and then experience an earlier, and potentially more rapid, decline in arterial compliance, leading toward earlier cardiovascular disease development.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
authors: Jeanie B
authors: JB
authors: Tryggestad
authors: Kevin R
authors: KR
authors: Short
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003187:Compliance / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors