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Observational studyNeurology2025

Left Ventricular Injury Detected by Cardiac MRI and Incident Ischemic Stroke and Dementia Risk: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Richa Sharma, Spencer Hansen, Alexander Eliot Merkler, João A C Lima, Will T Longstreth

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Observational study in Neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Heart-Brain Axis: Subclinical Cardiovascular Changes and Brain Health.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026
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5 authors.

Richa SharmaDepartment of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.ORCID 0000-0003-0798-2353
Spencer HansenDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle.
Alexander Eliot MerklerDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-2211-299X
João A C LimaDepartment of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; and.
Will T LongstrethDepartments of Neurology and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle.ORCID 0009-0007-9552-3603

Funding

Classification of Stroke Etiology Using Advanced Computational ApproachesK23NS121634 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Richa Sharma · 2022 to 2026
$951k
NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS121634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesLeft ventricular injury (LVI) can be detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with high sensitivity; however, the implication of these findings on brain health longitudinally is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the association between LVI biomarkers detected by CMR and the risk of developing ischemic stroke and dementia.

methodsWe analyzed the prospective, observational cohort of participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study (median follow-up of 8.7 years). MESA is a population-based cohort recruited from 6 communities. The complete case analysis (CCA) sample included stroke-free participants who underwent CMR at Exam 5 (2010-2012). The multiple imputation (MI) sample consisted of stroke-free participants at Exam 5, irrespective of CMR collection. Missing CMR variables were imputed because of the nonrandom missingness of CMR data. The primary exposure was LVI defined by LV ejection fraction < 50% or circumferential strain ≥ -10 in any LV apical wall. Secondary exposures were left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and strain as continuous measures. Primary outcomes were (1) incident ischemic stroke and (2) newly diagnosed all-cause dementia. Cox proportional hazard models were adjusted for demographic and clinical covariates.

resultsThere were 2,584 (11.7% with LVI [mean age 71, 65% male], 88.3% without LVI [mean age 69, 44% male]) and 4,594 participants in the CCA and MI cohorts, respectively. Incident ischemic stroke occurred in 18 (6%) participants with and 65 (3%) without LVI in the CCA sample (302 or 12% with and 18 or 6% without LVI in the MI sample). Both groups had similar rates of cardiovascular disease (6% vs 4%, DISCUSSION: CMR-detected LVI is associated with incident ischemic stroke and newly diagnosed dementia. Further studies are needed to validate CMR biomarkers of brain injury risk.

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AtherosclerosisDementiaHeart VentriclesIschemic StrokeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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PMID40249894
PMCPMC12012626

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