Open AccessAssociation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Cerebral Perfusion in Whites and African Americans
Author(s) -
Lindsay R. Clark,
Megan Zuelsdorff,
Derek Norton,
Sterling C. Johnson,
Mary F. Wyman,
Laura M. Hancock,
Cynthia M. Carlsson,
Sanjay Asthana,
Susan Flowers-Benton,
Carey E. Gleason,
Heather M. Johnson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer's disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-190360
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , cerebral perfusion pressure , risk factor , blood pressure , perfusion , perfusion scanning , disease , gerontology
Midlife cardiovascular risk factors increase risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite disproportionately high cardiovascular disease and dementia rates, African Americans are under-represented in studies of AD risk and research-based guidance on targeting vascular risk factors is lacking.