Cardiac changes were present in moderately malnourished children as documented by electrocardiographic and echocardiographic changes, and these changes are in strong association with BMI and for a lesser extent with electrolyte changes especially serum calcium.
Intimal medial thickness (IMT) is associated with many cardiovascular diseases as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, stroke and hypertension etc. Intimal medial thickness of common carotid arteries (CCA) canbe measured by high-resolution modality i.e, B-Mode Ultrasonography.
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