Low carotid artery wall shear stress is independently associated with brain white-matter hyperintensities and cognitive impairment in older patients.

Liu, Zhendong

Low carotid artery wall shear stress is independently associated with brain white-matter hyperintensities and cognitive impairment in older patients. [electronic resource] - Atherosclerosis Apr 2016 - 78-86 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1879-1484

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.02.003 doi


Age Factors
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Flow Velocity
Carotid Artery Diseases--complications
Carotid Artery, Common--diagnostic imaging
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Cognition
Cognition Disorders--diagnosis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Leukoencephalopathies--diagnostic imaging
Linear Models
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Regional Blood Flow
Risk Factors
Stress, Mechanical
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex