Association of abnormal p ‐wave parameters with brain mri morphology: the atherosclerosis risk in communities neurocognitive study (ARIC‐NCS)
Conclusion: In this exploratory analysis of a US community-based cohort, ECG surrogates of atrial myopathy are associated with higher prevalence of brain infarcts and microhemorrhage, suggesting subclinical vascular brain injury as a possible mechanism underlying the association of atrial myopathy with dementia.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - Category: Cardiology Authors: Jorge L. Reyes,
Faye L. Norby,
Yuekai Ji,
Wendy Wang,
Romil Parikh,
Michael J. Zhang,
Niki C. Oldenburg,
Pamela L. Lutsey,
Clifford R. Jack,
Michelle Johansen,
Rebecca F. Gottesman,
Josef Coresh,
Thomas Mosley,
Elsayed Z. Soliman,
Alvaro Alo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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