This study found that biomarkers of subclinical cardiac disease and clinically manifest cardiac diseases were associated with CMIs on 3-T MRI in patients attending a memory clinic, suggesting that cardiac disease may contribute to the development of CMIs. Hence, cardiac dysfunction should be targeted as a potentially modifiable factor to prevent CMI-related brain injury.
Authors: Saima Hilal, Yuek Ling Chai, Susanne van Veluw, Muhammad Amin Shaik, M. Kamran Ikram, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Mark Richards, Geert Jan Biessels, Christopher Chen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.5335
Publish Year: 2017
