Multilevel omics for the discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets for stroke

J Montaner, L Ramiro, A Simats, S Tiedt… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite many years of research, no biomarkers for stroke are available to use in clinical
practice. Progress in high-throughput technologies has provided new opportunities to …

Understanding the role of the perivascular space in cerebral small vessel disease

R Brown, H Benveniste, SE Black… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Small vessel diseases (SVDs) are a group of disorders that result from pathological
alteration of the small blood vessels in the brain, including the small arteries, capillaries and …

Medium-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on multiple vital organs, exercise capacity, cognition, quality of life and mental health, post-hospital discharge

B Raman, MP Cassar, EM Tunnicliffe, N Filippini… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The medium-term effects of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on organ health,
exercise capacity, cognition, quality of life and mental health are poorly understood …

Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes

R Malik, G Chauhan, M Traylor, M Sargurupremraj… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown.
We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 …

GWAS on family history of Alzheimer's disease

RE Marioni, SE Harris, Q Zhang, AF McRae… - Translational …, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a public health priority for the 21st century. Risk reduction
currently revolves around lifestyle changes with much research trying to elucidate the …

White matter hyperintensities are a core feature of Alzheimer's disease: evidence from the dominantly inherited Alzheimer network

S Lee, F Viqar, ME Zimmerman, A Narkhede… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are areas of increased signal on T2‐
weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans that most commonly reflect small vessel …

Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan

M Sargurupremraj, H Suzuki, X Jian… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are the most common brain-imaging feature of cerebral
small vessel disease (SVD), hypertension being the main known risk factor. Here, we …

Prevention of stroke in patients with silent cerebrovascular disease: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American …

EE Smith, G Saposnik, GJ Biessels, FN Doubal… - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Two decades of epidemiological research shows that silent cerebrovascular disease is
common and is associated with future risk for stroke and dementia. It is the most common …

White matter hyperintensities and imaging patterns of brain ageing in the general population

M Habes, G Erus, JB Toledo, T Zhang, N Bryan… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
White matter hyperintensities are associated with increased risk of dementia and cognitive
decline. The current study investigates the relationship between white matter …

Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of lacunar stroke: a review

RW Regenhardt, AS Das, EH Lo, LR Caplan - JAMA neurology, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world, and nearly one-third of
ischemic strokes are lacunar strokes (LSs) or small subcortical infarcts. Although smaller in …