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.PMID:36924350 | DOI:10.1111/pace.14687

Source: Atherosclerosis - March 16, 2023 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 Alonso Lin Yee Chen Source Type: research