Purpose The aim of our study is to determine the association between the pulsatility index
(PI), a surrogate of cerebral small vessel disease and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) …

Objectives Cognitive impairment is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and
cardiometabolic conditions are key contributors to its development. Short sleep is also a …

Purpose Intracranial cerebral atherosclerosis (ICAS) is one of critical atherosclerosis which
closely related with stroke. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with systemic …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing is a risk factor for stroke, but its association with
subclinical atherosclerosis remains controversial. Snoring and insomnia are frequently …

Sleep is a function of the brain and sleep affects brain function, contributing to cerebral
pathology through a diversity of direct and indirect mechanisms. Sleep-disordered breathing …

Study Objectives: To clarify the effects of sleep duration on stroke and stroke subtypes, we
adopted a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to evaluate their causal relationship …

Objectives Recent studies suggest that interindividual genetic differences in glial-dependent
CSF flow through the brain parenchyma, known as glymphatic flow, may trigger …

Results Vascular risk factors prevalence was: hypertension 64%, dyslipemia 58%, diabetes
18%, smoking 34%, carotid atherosclerosis 26%, coronary heart disease 13%, and atrial …

Importance Underlying pathomechanisms of brain white matter hyperintensities (WMHs),
commonly observed in older individuals and significantly associated with Alzheimer disease …

Background and Purpose—Many health effects of sleep apnea (SA) may be mediated
through accelerated atherosclerosis. We examined the associations of snoring and several …