Silent artery plaques may appear in one in 13 adults before age 30
Atherosclerosis, the process underlying most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study shows that the disease can already be detected in apparently healthy young adults and is much more common than previously thought.
<p>Atherosclerosis, the process underlying most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study shows that the disease can already be detected in apparently healthy young adults and is much more common than previously thought.</p>