Arterial stiffness and cognitive impairment in the elderly

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Scuteri, Angelo ^a   Volpe, Massimo ^b   Asmar, Roland ^c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c L'Institut CardioVasculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cognitive dysfunction; Elderly; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERY DISEASE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 33947712082     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00151642-200714010-00005     Document Type: Review

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