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Figure 7 Prevalence of coronary disease in transplant donors. These data demonstrate an aggressive increase in the likelihood of an atheroma of at least 0.5 mm in thickness in individuals as young as 13 years of age. yrs. = years. Tuzcu EM, Kapadia SR, Tutar E, et al High prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic teenagers and young adults: evidence from intravascular ultrasound. Circulation 2001;103:2705–10. Adapted with permission from Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
