Article
Risk of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease with APOE*4 allele.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Aug 1998
van der Cammen T J, Verschoor C J, van Loon C P, van Harskamp F, de Koning I, Schudel W J, Slooter A J, Van Broeckhoven C, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between the APOE genotype and cardiovascular disease in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. DESIGN: Case register study of 100 consecutive referrals to a Memory Clinic where type of dementia and cardiovascular comorbidity were diagnosed and APOE genotype was d...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Risk Factors
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left