Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Remodeling and Risk of Cognitive Impairment and DementiaNovelty and Significance [Epidemiology/Population]

In conclusion, in a multiethnic cohort of participants without clinically detected cardiovascular disease and dementia at baseline, LV hypertrophy and concentric remodeling were independently associated with incident dementia and cognitive impairment.

Source: Hypertension - February 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kasra Moazzami, Mohammad Reza Ostovaneh, Bharath Ambale Venkatesh, Mohammadali Habibi, Kihei Yoneyama, Colin Wu, Kiang Liu, Isabel Pimenta, Annette Fitzpatrick, Steven Shea, Robyn L. McClelland, Susan Heckbert, Rebecca F. Gottesman, David A. Bluemke, Timo Tags: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Original Articles Source Type: research