The Missing Link in the Pathophysiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Design of the Heart-Brain Study

Background: Hemodynamic balance in the heart-brain axis is increasingly recognized as a crucial factor in maintaining functional and structural integrity of the brain and thereby cognitive functioning. Patients with heart failure (HF), carotid occlusive disease (COD), and vascular cognitive impairme...

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Main Authors: Astrid M. Hooghiemstra, Anne Suzanne Bertens, Anna E. Leeuwis, Esther E. Bron, Michiel L. Bots, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Anton J.M. de Craen, Rob J. van der Geest, Jacoba P. Greving, L. Jaap Kappelle, Wiro J. Niessen, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Matthias J.P. van Osch, Albert de Roos, Albert C. van Rossum, Geert Jan Biessels, Mark A. van Buchem, Mat J.A.P. Daemen, Wiesje M. van der Flier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-10-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/480738