Carotid atherosclerosis and progression of brain atrophy: The SMART-MR Study

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Muller, Majon ^a,b   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^b   Algra, Ale ^b,c   Hendrikse, Jeroen ^b   Mali, Willem P ^b   Geerlings, Mirjam I ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80051550207     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.22392     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Viswanathan A, Rocca WA, Tzourio C,. Vascular risk factors and dementia: how to move forward? Neurology 2009; 72: 368-374.
2. Johnston SC, O'Meara ES, Manolio TA, et al. Cognitive impairment and decline are associated with carotid artery disease in patients without clinically evident cerebrovascular disease. Ann Intern Med 2004; 140: 237-247.
3. Muller M, Grobbee DE, Aleman A, et al. Cardiovascular disease and cognitive performance in middle-aged and elderly men. Atherosclerosis 2007; 190: 143-149. (Pubitemid 44908308)
4. Rice Wendell C, Zonderman AB, Metter EJ, et al. Carotid intimal medial thickness predicts cognitive decline among adults without clinical vascular disease. Stroke 2009; 40: 3180-3185.
5. van Oijen M, de Jong FJ, Witteman JC, et al. Atherosclerosis and risk for dementia. Ann Neurol 2007; 61: 403-410. (Pubitemid 46878768)
6. Romero JR, Beiser A, Seshadri S, et al. Carotid artery atherosclerosis, MRI indices of brain ischemia, aging, and cognitive impairment: the Framingham study. Stroke 2009; 40: 1590-1596.
7. Manolio TA, Burke GL, O'Leary DH, et al. Relationships of cerebral MRI findings to ultrasonographic carotid atherosclerosis in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1999; 19: 356-365. (Pubitemid 29072751)
8. Kin T, Yamano S, Sakurai R, et al. Carotid atherosclerosis is associated with brain atrophy in Japanese elders. Gerontology 2007; 53: 1-6. (Pubitemid 44973689)
9. Barnett HJ, Gunton RW, Eliasziw M, et al. Causes and severity of ischemic stroke in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. JAMA 2000; 283: 1429-1436. (Pubitemid 30151821)
10. Pico F, Dufouil C, Levy C, et al. Longitudinal study of carotid atherosclerosis and white matter hyperintensities: the EVA-MRI cohort. Cerebrovasc Dis 2002; 14: 109-115. (Pubitemid 34977911)
11. Sojkova J, Najjar SS, Beason-Held LL, et al. Intima-media thickness and regional cerebral blood flow in older adults. Stroke 2010; 41: 273-279.
12. Bokkers RP, van der Worp HB, Mali WP, et al. Noninvasive MR imaging of cerebral perfusion in patients with a carotid artery stenosis. Neurology 2009; 73: 869-875.
13. de la Torre JC,. Critically attained threshold of cerebral hypoperfusion: the CATCH hypothesis of Alzheimer's pathogenesis. Neurobiol Aging 2000; 21: 331-342. (Pubitemid 30387092)
14. Muller M, van der Graaf Y, Visseren FL, et al. Blood pressure, cerebral blood flow, and brain volumes. The SMART-MR study. J Hypertens 2010; 28: 1498-1505.
15. Poels MM, Ikram MA, Vernooij MW, et al. Total cerebral blood flow in relation to cognitive function: the Rotterdam Scan Study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2008; 28: 1652-1655.
16. Geerlings MI, Appelman AP, Vincken KL, et al. Brain volumes and cerebrovascular lesions on MRI in patients with atherosclerotic disease. The SMART-MR study. Atherosclerosis 2010; 210: 130-136.
17. Simons PC, Algra A, van de Laak MF, et al. Second manifestations of ARTerial disease (SMART) study: rationale and design. Eur J Epidemiol 1999; 15: 773-781.
18. Simons PC, Algra A, Bots ML, et al. Common carotid intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness: indicators of cardiovascular risk in high-risk patients. The SMART study (Second Manifestations of ARTerial disease). Circulation 1999; 100: 951-957. (Pubitemid 29407176)
19. Elgersma OE, van LM, Buijs PC, et al. Changes over time in optimal duplex threshold for the identification of patients eligible for carotid endarterectomy. Stroke 1998; 29: 2352-2356. (Pubitemid 28511957)
20. Anbeek P, Vincken KL, van Bochove GS, et al. Probabilistic segmentation of brain tissue in MR imaging. Neuroimage 2005; 27: 795-804. (Pubitemid 41317249)
21. Muller M, Appelman AP, van der Graaf Y, et al. Brain atrophy and cognition: interaction with cerebrovascular pathology? Neurobiol Aging 2009; June 9 [Epub ahead of print].
22. Hachinski V, Iadecola C, Petersen RC, et al. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Canadian Stroke Network vascular cognitive impairment harmonization standards. Stroke 2006; 37: 2220-2241. (Pubitemid 44337162)
23. Appelman AP, van der Graaf Y, Vincken KL, et al. Total cerebral blood flow, white matter lesions and brain atrophy: the SMART-MR study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2008; 28: 633-639. (Pubitemid 351304273)
24. van der Heijden GJ, Donders AR, Stijnen T, et al. Imputation of missing values is superior to complete case analysis and the missing-indicator method in multivariable diagnostic research: a clinical example. J Clin Epidemiol 2006; 59: 1102-1109. (Pubitemid 44374315)
25. Donders AR, van der Heijden GJ, Stijnen T, et al. Review: a gentle introduction to imputation of missing values. J Clin Epidemiol 2006; 59: 1087-1091. (Pubitemid 44374314)
26. Rubin DB, Schenker N,. Multiple imputation in health-care databases: an overview and some applications. Stat Med 1991; 10: 585-598.
27. Spence JD,. Measurement of intima-media thickness vs. carotid plaque: uses in patient care, genetic research and evaluation of new therapies. Int J Stroke 2006; 1: 216-221.
28. Kang S, Wu Y, Li X,. Effects of statin therapy on the progression of carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis 2004; 177: 433-442. (Pubitemid 39505278)
29. Wang JG, Staessen JA, Li Y, et al. Carotid intima-media thickness and antihypertensive treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Stroke 2006; 37: 1933-1940. (Pubitemid 44297754)
30. Lorenz MW, Markus HS, Bots ML, et al. Prediction of clinical cardiovascular events with carotid intima-media thickness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation 2007; 115: 459-467. (Pubitemid 46184197)
31. Casserly I, Topol E,. Convergence of atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease: inflammation, cholesterol, and misfolded proteins. Lancet 2004; 363: 1139-1146. (Pubitemid 38452789)
32. Vernieri F, Pasqualetti P, Matteis M, et al. Effect of collateral blood flow and cerebral vasomotor reactivity on the outcome of carotid artery occlusion. Stroke 2001; 32: 1552-1558. (Pubitemid 32631904)
33. Kirkness CJ,. Cerebral blood flow monitoring in clinical practice. AACN Clin Issues 2005; 16: 476-487.
34. van Laar PJ, van der Grond J, Mali WP, et al. Magnetic resonance evaluation of the cerebral circulation in obstructive arterial disease. Cerebrovasc Dis 2006; 21: 297-306. (Pubitemid 44617292)