Increased low-grade inflammation causally associated with increased arterial stiffness in a 7-year follow-up. (IMAGE)

University of Eastern Finland

Increased low-grade inflammation causally associated with increased arterial stiffness in a 7-year follow-up.

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Over a 7-year follow-up period from adolescence to young adulthood, increased low-grade inflammation was causally associated with increased arterial stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness, which are signs of premature vascular damage and subclinical atherosclerosis.

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Andrew Agbaje

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