Abstract

MACHADO, Livia et al. Early screening of cardiometabolic risk factors in pediatrics. Arch Venez Puer Ped [online]. 2013, vol.76, n.2, pp.79-84. ISSN 0004-0649.

Cardiometabolic diseases occupy the first place in morbidity and mortality worldwide, as non-communicable chronic diseases. The detection of risk factors for the development of these diseases represents a fundamental tool for the clinician in order to prevent cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortality. The atherosclerotic process begins to develop during the first decade of life, with cardiovascular and metabolic disease appearing with increasing frequency at early ages. For this reason, early identification of patients at risk is a priority and should motivate intervention of the health team in order to prevent future complications (primary prevention and primordial prevention). Individuals at risk are submitted to a positive intervention by modifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which will change overall risk and achieve a more efficient prevention. The objective of this project is to develop a simple and practical tool that can be applied in the majority of the population, aimed for pediatricians and family or general physicians, in order to identify patients with global cardiometabolic risk at an early age, and to modify these factors and educate in the prevention of cardiometabolic disease.

Keywords : Cardiometabolic disease; prevention; cardiovascular risk; risk factors; children and adolescents.

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