Association Between Heart Rate and Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In a predominantly elderly cohort, elevated nighttime HR was associated with WMHV, suggesting an independent role of HR in subclinical cerebrovascular disease.

Source: Stroke - January 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Koki Nakanishi, Zhezhen Jin, Shunichi Homma, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Tatjana Rundek, Seitetz C. Lee, Aylin Tugcu, Mitsuhiro Yoshita, Charles DeCarli, Clinton B. Wright, Ralph L. Sacco, Marco R. Di Tullio Tags: Risk Factors, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research