The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted for the period beginning March 2008 through …

Obesity-related cardiovascular disease in children is becoming more prevalent in
conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an …

Endothelial dysfunction is now considered an important early event in the development of
atherosclerosis, which precedes gross morphological signs and clinical symptoms. The …

In normal vascular physiology, NO plays a key role to maintain the vascular wall in a
quiescent state by inhibition of inflammation, cellular proliferation, and thrombosis. This is in …

In the past decade, the small polyphenol resveratrol has received widespread attention as
either a potential therapy or as a preventive agent for numerous diseases. Studies using …

Endothelial dysfunction is an early atherosclerotic event that precedes clinical symptoms
and may also render established plaque vulnerable to rupture. Noninvasive assessment of …

Background—Although brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) predicts recurrent
cardiovascular events, its predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events …

Background The beneficial effects of flavonoid consumption on cardiovascular risk are
supported by mechanistic and epidemiologic evidence. Objective We aimed to …

Context Imaging for subclinical atherosclerosis on top of conventional risk factor assessment
may improve risk prediction for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease events in …

Background High adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with reduced all-
cause and cardiovascular mortality risk. To our knowledge, there is no systematic review …