Central Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Structural Brain Damage and Poorer Cognitive Performance: The ARIC Study

Central Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Structural Brain Damage and Poorer Cognitive Performance: The ARIC Study

Background Central arterial stiffening and increased pulsatility, with consequent cerebral hypoperfusion, may result in structural brain damage and cognitive impairment. Methods and Results We analyzed a cross‐sectional sample of ARIC‐NCS (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities–Neurocognitive Study) pa...

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Main Authors: Priya Palta, A. Richey Sharrett, Jingkai Wei, Michelle L. Meyer, Anna Kucharska‐Newton, Melinda C. Power, Jennifer A. Deal, Clifford R. Jack, David Knopman, Jacqueline Wright, Michael Griswold, Hirofumi Tanaka, Thomas H. Mosley, Gerardo Heiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
cognition
magnetic resonance imaging
pulse wave velocity
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011045

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011045

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