Residential segregation exacerbates the effects of cardiovascular disease on cognition in Black older adults

GSA 2025 Abstract

Abstract

Black older adults experience higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to non-Hispanic Whites, and CVD is a known risk factor for dementia.

The paper

Alexandra L. Clark, Ashley Chikkala, Abbey M. Hamlin,

Adam Bush, Wassim Tarraf, Alexandra J. Weigand, Michael Marsiske,

Kelsey R. Thomas

The University of Texas at Austin · University of California San Diego

GSA 2025 Abstract · 31 Dec 2025 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3839

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Residential segregation exacerbates the effects of cardiovascular disease on cognition in Black older adults

Abstract

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