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Acceleration of cerebral ventricular expansion in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

TitleAcceleration of cerebral ventricular expansion in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsCarmichael, OT, Kuller, LH, Lopez, OL, Thompson, PM, Dutton, RA, Lu, A, Lee, SE, Lee, JY, Aizenstein, HJ, Meltzer, CC, Liu, Y, Toga, AW, Becker, JT
JournalNeurobiol Aging
Volume28
Issue9
Pagination1316-21
Date Published2007 Sep
ISSN1558-1497
KeywordsAged, Analysis of Variance, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cerebral Ventricles, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Reference Values, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Time Factors
Abstract<p>Interactions between prevalent late-life medical conditions and expansion of the cerebral ventricles are not well understood. Thirty elderly subjects received three magnetic resonance (MR) scans each, in 1997-1999, 2002-2004, and 2003-2005. A linear expansion model of MR-measured lateral ventricle volume was estimated for each subject by fitting a line to a plot of their 1997-1999 and 2002-2004 volumes as a function of time. Acceleration in ventricular expansion was defined as the deviation between the 2003-2005 volumes measured from MR and the 2003-2005 volumes predicted by the linear expansion model. Ventricular acceleration was analyzed in a multivariate model with age, race, history of heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension as fixed effects. Ventricular acceleration was significantly higher in non-whites, diabetics, and those without heart disease (p<0.05). Ventricular acceleration was higher in subjects with a history of hypertension, but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.08). Acceleration of ventricular expansion in the elderly may be related to demographic and cardiovascular factors.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.06.016
Alternate JournalNeurobiol Aging
PubMed ID16875759
PubMed Central IDPMC2877585
Grant ListR21 EB001561 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States
T32 NS007391 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
P41 RR013642-070061 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG020098-07 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG15928 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG016570 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
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R21 RR019771 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC015103 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R56 AG020098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
MH01077 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States
K24 MH064625 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States
N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
RR019771 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
P50 AG016570 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC-55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
AG05133 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
T32 NS007391-06 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
DA015900-01 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
P50 AG005133 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P41 RR013642 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
U54 RR021813 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
RR021813 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
EB001561 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG020098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R21 DA015900 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
AG20098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
MH064625 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States
NS07391 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC035129 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States