The effect of parental smoking on early atherosclerotic changes in paediatric age group
Parental smoking is associated with early atherosclerotic changes in children, demonstrated by increased carotid intima-media thickness and epicardial adipose tissue thickness, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Authors
- Öykü Tosun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-273X)
- Nesrin Zeynep Coskun
Institutions
- Istanbul Medeniyet University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiology in the Young
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951126111391
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00