Association 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 FlowersBenton,
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 scanning , perfusion , 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.
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