Neuropsychological performance is associated with vascular function in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-146

  Moser, David J ^a   Robinson, Robert G ^a   Hynes, Stephanie M ^a   Reese, Rebecca L ^b   Arndt, Stephan ^a   Paulsen, Jane S ^a   Haynes, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Vascular cognitive impairment; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FOREARM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847636620     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000250973.93401.2d     Document Type: Article

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