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Association Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Estimated Brain Amyloid Deposition.
JAMA - 11 Apr 2017
Gottesman Rebecca F, Schneider Andrea L C, Zhou Yun, Coresh Josef, Green Edward, Gupta Naresh, Knopman David S, Mintz Akiva, Rahmim Arman, Sharrett A Richey, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Wong Dean F, Mosley Thomas H
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Midlife vascular risk factors have been associated with late-life dementia. Whether these risk factors directly contribute to brain amyloid deposition is less well understood. OBJECTIVE: To determine if midlife vascular risk factors are associated with late-life brain amyloid deposition, measured using florbetapir positron emission tomography (PET). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The...
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