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Pulse Pressure Is Associated With Early Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline: Modifying Effects of APOE-ε4.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Nation Daniel A, Preis Sarah R, Beiser Alexa, Bangen Katherine J, Delano-Wood Lisa, Lamar Melissa, Libon David J, Seshadri Sudha, Wolf Philip A, Au Rhoda
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether midlife pulse pressure is associated with brain atrophy and cognitive decline, and whether the association was modified by apolipoprotein-E ε4 (APOE-ε4) and hypertension. Participants (549 stroke-free and dementia-free Framingham Offspring Cohort Study participants, age range=55.0 to 64.9 y) underwent baseline neuropsychological and magnetic resonance imaging (subset, n=454) evaluations...
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