Why the study?
Does antemortem pulse pressure elevation predict cerebrovascular disease at autopsy in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease?
Population
65 elderly patients clinically diagnosed with possible or probable Alzheimer's disease with…
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Hypothesis-generating in Alzheimer's; does not support practice change without prospective validation.
Does antemortem pulse pressure elevation predict cerebrovascular disease at autopsy in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease?
Antemortem pulse pressure elevation is significantly associated with the presence and severity of cerebrovascular disease at autopsy in older adults with Alzheimer's disease.
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