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Article: Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada's teens.(Report)
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 15, 2009
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A seven-year ongoing study examining over 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. "This study is further evidence of an accelerating decline in the heart health of Canada's teens," says Dr. McCrindle, a cardiologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. "Children shouldn't have these profiles." The study investigated the heart health of 20,719 grade 9 students aged 14 and 15 years. The study found that, between 2002 and 2008, the rates ...