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SUBMITTER: Elbejjani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668508 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Elbejjani Martine M Auer Reto R Dolui Sudipto S Jacobs David R DR Haight Thaddeus T Goff David C DC Detre John A JA Davatzikos Christos C Bryan R Nick RN Launer Lenore J LJ
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20180122 7
Cigarette smoking is often associated with dementia. This association is thought to be mediated by hypoperfusion; however, how smoking behavior relates to cerebral blood flow (CBF) remains unclear. Using data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) cohort (mean age = 50; <i>n</i> = 522), we examined the association between smoking behavior (status, cumulative pack-years, age at smoking initiation, and years since cessation) and CBF (arterial spin labeling) in brain lob ...[more]