09/25/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland compared patients who underwent antineoplastic treatment with healthy individuals in terms of parameters used to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis. The results of their study were published in the journal Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine.
Based on their results, the researchers concluded that individuals treated for childhood malignancies are at a higher risk of prematurely developing atherosclerosis, as indicated by elevated serum levels of the biomarkers and increased IMT values.
Journal Reference:
Sadurska E, Zaucha-Prazmo A, Brodzisz A, Kowalczyk J, Ben-Skowronek I. PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS AFTER TREATMENT FOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDHOOD. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 2018;25(1):71–76. DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1230680
Tagged Under: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, antineoplastic treatment, atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic lesions, cancer, carotid artery thickness, endothelial damage, endothelium, heart damage, heart disease, heart health, inflammation, research, science
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