Neuropsychology of Cardiovascular Disease

Shari R. Waldstein, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Gerontology, and Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Maryland School of Medicine. Merrill F. Elias, PhD, MPH, FAHA, is Professor of Psychology and Cooperating Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the University of Maine.

Part I: Behavioral and Biomedical Risk Factcors 1. The Effects of Tobacco Smoke on Cognition and the Brain Gary E. Swan. and Christina N. Lessov-Schlagger 2. Alcohol Consumption, Brain, and Neurocognition Francesco Panza, Vincenza Frisardi, Davide Seripa, Alberto Pilotto, and Vincenzo Solfrizzi 3. Activity and Neurocognitive Health in Older Adults Michelle C. Carlson and Vijay R. Varma 4. Hypertension, Blood Pressure, and Cognitive Functioning Merrill F. Elias, Amanda F. Goodell, and Michael A. Robbins 5. Effects of Cholesterol and N-3 Fatty Acids on Cognitive Functioning, Decline, and Dementia Matthew F. Muldoon and Sarah M. Conklin 6. Cognition in Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Stages Augustina M.A. Brands, Esther van den Berg, Geert Jan, Biessels, and Roy P.C. Kessels 7. Neurocognitive Aspects of Obesity Kelly M. Stanek, Lindsay A. Miller, and John Gunstad. 8. Inflammation Anna L. Marsland 9. Homocysteine, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, and Cognitive Functioning Georgina E. Crichton, Michael A. Robbins, and Merrill, F. Elias 10. Resting and Stress-Reactive Cortisol Nida Ali, Vincent Corbo, Laura Copeland, amd Jens C. Pruessner Part II: Cardiovascular Disease and Interventions 11. Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Neurocognition Carrington Rice Wendell, and Shari R. Waldstein 12. Clinical Cardiovascular Disease Nathalie Stroobant, Merrill, F. Elias, and Amanda F. Goodell 13. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patrick J. Smith, Joseph P. Mathew, and James A. Blumenthal 14. Heart Failure and Cognitive Function Ronald A. Cohen and Karin F. Hoth Part III: Dementia and Stroke 15. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Dementia Chengxuan Qiu and Laura Fratiglioni 16. Vascular Cognitive Impairment Jose G. Merino and Vladimir Hachinski 17. White Matter Disease, Stroke, and the Heterogeneity of Vascular Dementia Catherine C. Price, Peter Nguyen, Melissa Lamar, and David J. Libon 18. Structural Brain Mechanisms and Dementia Samuel N. Lockhart and Charles DeCarli