Kidney Function Is Related to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease | Zendy

M. Arfan Ikram | Zendy; Meike W. Vernooij | Zendy; Albert Hofman | Zendy; Wiro J. Niessen | Zendy; Aad van der Lugt | Zendy; Monique M.B. Breteler | Zendy

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Kidney Function Is Related to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Author(s) -

M. Arfan Ikram,

Meike W. Vernooij,

Albert Hofman,

Wiro J. Niessen,

Aad van der Lugt,

Monique M.B. Breteler

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.493494

Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , hyperintensity , white matter , cardiology , population , magnetic resonance imaging , brain size , radiology , environmental health

Poor kidney function, as measured by glomerular filtration rate (GFR), is closely associated with presence of glomerular small vessel disease. Given the hemodynamic similarities between the vascular beds of the kidney and the brain, we hypothesized an association between kidney function and markers of cerebral small vessel disease on MRI. We investigated this association in a population-based study of elderly persons.

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