Arterial stiffness as a cause of cognitive decline and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 808-815

  Pase, M P ^a   Herbert, A ^d,e   Grima, N A ^b   Pipingas, A ^a   O'Rourke, M F ^c  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cognition; Dementia; Hypertension; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84864065427     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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