Local Researchers Focusing on Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
Alzheimer’s disease impacts nearly 6 million Americans.
Long-running study identifies modifiable dementia risk factor in older adults
For older adults, it may seem as though the die is already cast regarding their odds of developing dementia.
Five-year exposure to PM2.5 and ozone and subclinical atherosclerosis in late midlife women
Effects of more than one-year exposure to air pollution on atherosclerosis is seldom studied.
Cardiovascular fat in women at midlife: effects of race, overall adiposity, and central adiposity. The SWAN Cardiovascular Fat Study
Cardiovascular fat (CF) is associated with greater coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.
Flu Vaccine May Be Linked To Lower Death Risk For Patients With Heart Failure
Even healthy people are at risk, but those with heart failure should take particular note of today’s news.
Menopause is time for early prevention, leading researcher says
One in three women in the United States dies of heart disease.
Femoral Artery Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Physical Function Across the Spectrum of the Ankle Brachial Index – The San Diego Population Study
The ankle‐brachial index (ABI) is inadequate to detect early‐stage atherosclerotic disease, when interventions to prevent functional decline may be the most effective.
Increased Aortic Calcification Is Associated with Arterial Stiffness Progression in Multiethnic Middle-Aged Men
Arterial stiffness is established as an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Lipid Changes Around the Final Menstrual Period Predict Carotid Subclinical Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Atherogenic changes in lipids occur among women around the time of the natural menopause, that is, within 1 year of the final menstrual period (FMP). We investigated whether lipid changes around the FMP are related to carotid intima-media thickness, interadventitial diameter, and plaque in postmenopausal women.
Varying patterns of brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls
J Clin Ultrasound. 2015 July 11
Simple physical performance measures and vascular health in late midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health across the nation
Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1;182:115-20
Associations between Inflammatory Markers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Middle-aged White, Japanese-American and Japanese Men: The ERA-JUMP Study
Associations between Inflammatory Markers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Middle-aged White, Japanese-American and Japanese Men: The ERA-JUMP Study. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2014 Nov. 29. Abstract Aim: To examine whether the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein...Complement protein C3 and coronary artery calcium in middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls
Complement protein C3 and coronary artery calcium in middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls. Gynecol Endocrinol 2014 Jul;30(7):511-5. Abstract Circulating complement protein C3 (C3) levels have been associated with coronary artery calcification...Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity is Associated with Coronary Calcification Among 1,131 Healthy Middle-Aged Men
Brachial-ankle PWV is cross-sectionally associated with CAC among healthy middle-aged men.
Hardening of Arteries in the Very Elderly Linked to Brain Plaques
Older adults with hardening of the arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in their brains.