Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality: The Framingham Heart Study
BACKGROUND: The effect of neurovascular health on cardiovascular outcomes is not well-known. Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) signals subclinical vascular brain injury and its quantification may serve as a tool to stratify risk in healthy individuals. Studying the relations of CSVD to cardiovascular events and mort...