Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis, MRI Indices of Brain Ischemia, Aging, and Cognitive Impairment
Author(s) -
José R. Romero,
Alexa S. Beiser,
Sudha Seshadri,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Joseph F. Polak,
Ramachandran S. Vasan,
Rhoda Au,
Charles DeCarli,
Philip A. Wolf
Publication year - 2009
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.108.535245
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hyperintensity , internal carotid artery , stenosis , dementia , brain size , stroke (engine) , intima media thickness , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , carotid arteries , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
Carotid atherosclerosis has been associated with increased risk of stroke and poorer cognitive performance in older adults. The relation of carotid atherosclerosis to cognitive impairment and MRI indices of ischemia and aging in midlife is less clear.
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