Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , February 2008

Vascular health and cognitive function in older adults with cardiovascular disease

  • Daniel E. Forman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Care, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA. Tel.: +1 617 732 5672; fax: +1 617 732 7134.
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  • Ronald A. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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  • Karin F. Hoth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, National Jewish and Medical Research Centre, Denver, CO, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Centre, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Andreana P. Haley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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  • Athena Poppas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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  • David J. Moser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, IA, USA
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  • John Gunstad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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  • Robert H. Paul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, St Louis, MO, USA
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  • Angela L. Jefferson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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  • David F. Tate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Makoto Ono

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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  • Nicole Wake

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Marie Gerhard-Herman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Received 10 August 2007 ,Revised 15 December 2007 ,Accepted 10 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2008.01.001

Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , February 2008

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