Incidence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Retired Professional Football Players
March 1st, 2010 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2010
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 February 2010
R. Todd, Hurst , Robert F., Burke , Erik, Wissner , Arthur, Roberts , Christopher B., Kendall , …
The purpose of this study was to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in retired professional football players. Two hundred one healthy former professional football players (mean age 50.8 years; mean body mass index 31.5 kg/m2) were screened for the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, metabolic syndrome, and subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid artery ultrasound and compared with a cohort of men of similar body mass index referred for the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid ultrasound. The prevalence of carotid artery plaque in the players was not significantly different from that of the body mass index–matched patients (33.3% vs 29.3%, p = 0.45)….
