Tag: VASC

USPSTF reaffirms 2014 stance of D recommendation because harms of screening for asymptomatic CAS outweigh the benefits

Severe PVS pathology in both basal ganglia and centrum semiovale independently predicted dementia across eight years

Patients with long versus short SBT exhibit greater microvascular obstruction; no association seen by door-to-balloon time

No SARS-CoV-2 detected in postmortem samples, but brain may be susceptible to microvascular damage

Greater levels of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity linked to more intact white matter integrity in late life, lower odds of lacunar infarcts

All-cause mortality risk increased with interarm systolic blood pressure difference magnitude from ≥5 mm Hg threshold

The effect of HIV serostatus on brachial artery flow-mediated dilation strongly influenced by kidney function

Any increase in blood pressure was associated with increased WMH, even below 140, 90 mmHg for SBP, DBP

PN linked to all-cause, cardiovascular mortality in adults with diabetes; all-cause mortality in those without diabetes

Risk for CVD increased in association with glucocorticoid dose, even with <5.0 mg daily prednisolone-equivalent dose