Regional myocardial motion in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a risk factor for cognitive impairment in the elderly. Manifestations of subclinical CVDs can be found in patients with cognitive impairment. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived regional myocardial motion indices compared with healthy controls. METHODS:Eleven MCI patients (age, 65.5 years ±5.9; range, 55-81 years old) and 11 sex-/age-matched healthy volunteers were enrolled. All of the participants underwent a head MRI and cardiac MRI. Global cortical atrophy (GCA) was graded on the head MRI. The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and regional strain, strain rate, displacement and velocity were measured on cine imag

SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932804 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature