The association of coronary artery calcium progression and cognitive function in midlife ‐ The Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Masayuki Teramoto, Tina D Hoang, Stephen Sidney, James G Terry, Mark J Pletcher, Gregory M Marcus, Thomas Hoffman, Kristine Yaffe · 2025
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Masayuki Teramoto and co-authors ask whether calcium buildup in the heart's arteries forecasts thinking skills in midlife, in a 2025 paper. Calcium in those arteries signals vessel disease long before symptoms show. Midlife is a key window for brain aging, yet little was known about this link at that age. The team drew on a long-running study that began with young adults.
In the CARDIA study, artery calcium was measured by scan at years fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five of follow-up. Growth of the buildup was classed by set rules for people starting at zero, low, or higher levels. At year thirty-five, participants took six thinking tests covering speed, memory, and word skills. The authors compared scores between people whose artery calcium grew and those whose did not, hunting for an early heart-based warning of decline.
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| CREATOR | Masayuki Teramoto, Tina D Hoang, Stephen Sidney, James G Terry, Mark J Pletcher, Gregory M Marcus, Thomas Hoffman, Kristine Yaffe |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |