Association of descending thoracic aortic plaque with brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensities: The Framingham Heart Study

Aortic atherosclerosis is an aggregate marker of vascular risk factor exposure and has been associated with intracranial atherosclerosis and stroke. We hypothesized that atherosclerosis of the descending aorta (DAo) could be a risk marker for brain aging and injury.

Source: Atherosclerosis - June 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hugo J. Aparicio, Rodica E. Petrea, Joseph M. Massaro, Warren J. Manning, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Alexa S. Beiser, Carlos S. Kase, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Philip A. Wolf, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Charles DeCarli, Christopher J. O'Donnell, Sudha Seshadri Source Type: research