Cardiopulmonary fitness correlates with regional cerebral grey matter perfusion and density in men with coronary artery disease.

Physical activity is associated with positive effects on the brain but there is a paucity of clinical neuroimaging data in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), a cardiovascular condition associated with grey matter loss. The purpose of this study was to determine which brain regions are impa...

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Main Authors: Bradley J MacIntosh, Walter Swardfager, David E Crane, Nipuni Ranepura, Mahwesh Saleem, Paul I Oh, Bojana Stefanovic, Nathan Herrmann, Krista L Lanctôt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951327?pdf=render