1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 🫀 Can vascular injury begin in your early 20s? Apparently, yes. In 1,283 young adults (mean age 22.9 years), ~79% had Stage 1–3 Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome. Higher CKM stage tracked with poorer Life’s Essential 8 scores and greater carotid arterial injury. 🚨 Strikingly, even Stage 1—excess adiposity—was associated with thicker carotid intima-media. 🎯 The message for clinicians:&amp;nbsp;young adulthood is not a vascular grace period. Primordial prevention must start early. Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity! http://www.MasterMedFacts.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42518205/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/205334420