July 23, 2016AtherosclerosisOpen Access

Carotid stiffness is associated with impairment of cognitive performance in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes. The Maastricht Study

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Why the study?

Is carotid stiffness associated with cognitive impairment in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes?

Population

725 individuals with (n=197) and without (n=528) type 2 diabetes from The Maastricht Study

Design

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Authors

SGStefan L.C. GeijselaersBohn Stafleu van Loghum (Netherlands)SSSimone J. S. SepMaastricht University MSMiranda T. SchramPreventive Cardiology

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Implication

Carotid stiffness was associated with worse cognition regardless of diabetes status; leaves open whether targeting stiffness improves cognitive outcomes.

Structured PICO

Is carotid stiffness associated with cognitive impairment in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes?

Population

725 individuals with (n=197) and without (n=528) type 2 diabetes from The Maastricht Study

Intervention

Evaluation of aortic (carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity) and carotid stiffness (distensibility, compliance and Young's elastic modulus) via applanation tonometry and vascular ultrasound

Outcome

Cognitive performance assessed by a neuropsychological test battery (domains including processing speed, executive function and attention, and free recall memory)surrogate

Carotid stiffness is associated with worse cognitive performance in the domains of processing speed and executive function, regardless of type 2 diabetes status.

Cite This Study

Geijselaers et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7045bde71d69abee087e52 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.07.912

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Implication

Carotid stiffness was associated with worse cognition regardless of diabetes status; leaves open whether targeting stiffness improves cognitive outcomes.

Carotid stiffness is associated with impairment of cognitive performance in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes. The Maastricht Study

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Carotid stiffness is associated with impairment of cognitive performance in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes. The Maastricht Study

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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