Arterial stiffness, the brain and cognition: A systematic review

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-27

  Singer, Joel ^a   Trollor, Julian N ^a   Baune, Bernhard T ^c   Sachdev, Perminder S ^a,b   Smith, Evelyn ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Arterial stiffness; Brain; Cognition; Cognitive function; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LACUNAR STROKE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHITE MATTER; AGED; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; STROKE, LACUNAR; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84897853322     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.02.002     Document Type: Review

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