Cardiovascular Research

Choriocapillaris and Retinal Vascular Alterations in Presymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease.

Authors: Giulia Corradetti|||Deniz Oncel|||Shin Kadomoto|||Xianghong Arakaki|||Robert A Kloner|||Alfredo A Sadun|||SriniVas R Sadda|||Jane W Chan

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Abstract

To compare optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) retina metrics between cognitively healthy subjects with pathological versus normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ42/tau ratios.

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Chemical List

Amyloidogenic Proteins

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