Ambient Temperature and Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics in the Elderly.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Some prior studies have linked ambient temperature with risk of cerebrovascular events. If causal, the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying this putative association remain unknown. Temperature-related changes in cerebral vascular function may play a role, but this hypothesi...

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Main Authors: Wen-Chi Pan, Melissa N Eliot, Petros Koutrakis, Brent A Coull, Farzaneh A Sorond, Gregory A Wellenius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4721538?pdf=render