Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Associated With Advanced Brain Aging in the General Population.

ABSTRACT: Background Hypertrophy of the left ventricle (LV) has recently been associated with adverse changes of brain structure in older adults, notably increased burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). Whether greater LV size or mass is also related to WMH burden in middle-aged adults is currently unclear. In addition, its relation with alterations in cortical thickness (CT) has not been studied to date. Methods and Results Data from 1602 participants of the population-based SHIP (Study of Health in Pomerania) with LV ejection fraction >40% and no history of myocardial infarction were included (aged 21-82 years; median age, 49 years; 53% women). Participants underwent both echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging of the head. Imaging markers of brain aging (ie, CT and WMH volume) we

SUBMITTER: Frenzel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature