Although more Americans have lowered their cholesterol, many have not lowered it enough to reduce their risk for heart disease,
heart attack and stroke, Fonarow said.
This study provides further emphasis that cardiovascular risk factors and behaviors associated with the development of adult atherosclerosis frequently develop
early in life," said Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a spokesman for the American Heart Association
and professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles.