Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Associated With Advanced Brain Aging in the General Population

Background Hypertrophy of the left ventricle (LV) has recently been associated with adverse changes of brain structure in older adults, notably increased burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). Whether greater LV size or mass is also related to WMH burden in middle‐aged adults is currently u...

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Main Authors: Stefan Frenzel, Katharina Wittfeld, Robin Bülow, Henry Völzke, Nele Friedrich, Mohamad Habes, Stephan B. Felix, Marcus Dörr, Hans J. Grabe, Martin Bahls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.020994