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Association of midlife blood pressure to late-life cognitive decline and brain morphology by SWAN, G. E, DECARLI, C, MILLER, B. L, REED, T, WOLF, P. A, JACK, L. M, CARMELLI, D

“…To investigate the association between midlife systolic blood pressure (SBP) and late-life cognitive decline and brain morphology in a sample of…”
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Differential Rates of Regional Brain Change in Callosal and Ventricular Size: a 4-Year Longitudinal MRI Study of Elderly Men by Sullivan, E.V., Pfefferbaum, A., Adalsteinsson, E., Swan, G.E., Carmelli, D.

“…Brain structure changes in size with normal aging, but the rate at which different structures change is controversial. We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…”
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Predictors of brain morphology for the men of the NHLBI twin study by DECARLI, C, MILLER, B. L, SWAN, G. E, REED, T, WOLF, P. A, GARNER, J, JACK, L, CARMELLI, D

“…Cross-sectional studies show that cerebrovascular risk factors are associated with increased brain atrophy, accumulation of abnormal cerebral white matter…”
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Stability and change in genetic and environmental influences on hand-grip strength in older male twins by Carmelli, Dorit, Reed, Terry

“…1  Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California 94025; and 2  Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine,…”
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Evidence for genetic mediation of executive control: A study of aging male twins by SWAN, Gary E, CARMELLI, Dorit

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic and environmental influences on indexes of executive control in elderly male twins (members of the…”
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Association of sex steroid hormones with brain morphology and cognition in healthy elderly men by LESSOV-SCHLAGGAR, C. N, REED, T, SWAN, G. E, KRASNOW, R. E, DECARLI, C, MARCUS, R, HOLLOWAY, L, WOLF, P. A, CARMELLI, D

“…There is inconsistent evidence of the presence and direction of the relationship between sex hormone concentrations and cognitive function in older men, and…”
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Midlife cardiovascular risk factors, ApoE, and cognitive decline in elderly male twins by CARMELLI, D, SWAN, G. E, REED, T, MILLER, B, WOLF, P. A, JARVIK, G. P, SCHELLENBERG, G. D

“…To investigate the combined effect of the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (ApoE*4) allele and midlife cardiovascular risk factors on cognitive decline. Data are from…”
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Clustering of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in adult male twins : same genes or same environments ? by CARMELLI, D, CARDON, L. R, FABSITZ, R

“…We investigated the mediating role of genetic factors in the clustering of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, using the twin registry maintained by the…”
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Biobehavioral characteristics of nondemented older adults with subclinical brain atrophy by Swan, G E, DeCarli, C, Miller, B L, Reed, T, Wolf, P A, Carmelli, D

“…To characterize the risk factors and neuropsychological performance of two subgroups of community-dwelling, white elderly men free of severe cognitive…”
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Contribution of Genetic and Environmental Influences to Ankle-Brachial Blood Pressure Index in the NHLBI Twin Study by Carmelli, Dorit, Fabsitz, Richard R., Swan, Gary E., Reed, Terry, Miller, Bruce, Wolf, Philip A.

“…The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is widely used in the clinical diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease. The contributions of genetic and environmental…”
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Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and brain morphology in identical older male twins by CARMELLI, D, SWAN, G. E, REED, T, WOLF, P. A, MILLER, B. L, DECARLI, C

“…Structural changes in the human brain have been reported to a greater extent in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. We conducted a matched co-twin…”
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Characteristics associated with excessive weight gain after smoking cessation in men by Swan, G E, Carmelli, D

“…Data from two surveys of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Twin Registry, conducted 16 years apart, were used to determine…”
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Genetic influences on adult weight gain and maximum body mass index in male twins by Fabsitz, R R, Sholinsky, P, Carmelli, D

“…The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study is a multicenter, longitudinal study of 514 white, male twin pairs examined during military induction…”
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More Favorable Midlife Cardiovascular Risk Factor Levels in Male Twins and Mortality After 25 Years of Follow-Up Is Related to Longevity of Their Parents by Reed, Terry, Carmelli, Dorit, Robinson, Tiffany S., Rinehart, Shannon A., Williams, Christopher J.

“…Background. Genetic studies of life span in humans have used broad survival measures, most commonly longevity, which is moderately correlated between parents…”
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Cerebrovascular and brain morphologic correlates of mild cognitive impairment in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study by DeCarli, C, Miller, B L, Swan, G E, Reed, T, Wolf, P A, Carmelli, D

“…To evaluate the relative risk (RR) of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) associated with cerebrovascular risk factors and cerebrovascular-related brain changes…”
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A genetic analysis of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in 1560 World War II male veteran twins in the NAS–NRC Twin Registry by Carmelli, Dorit, Bliwise, Donald L., Swan, Gary E., Reed, Terry

“…Responses to the eight‐item Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) obtained from 1560 World War II male veteran twin pairs [818 monozygotic (MZ), 742 dizygotic (DZ)]…”
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Evidence for independent genetic influences on obesity in middle age by Fabsitz, R R, Carmelli, D, Hewitt, J K

“…The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Twin Study provided longitudinal data on a cohort of 514 pairs of adult male twin pairs who were examined…”
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Genetic and behavioral influences on body fat distribution by Selby, J V, Newman, B, Quesenberry, Jr, C P, Fabsitz, R R, Carmelli, D, Meaney, F J, Slemenda, C

“…Genetic and environmental influences on four measures of body fat distribution - subscapular/triceps ratio (STR), waist/hip ratio (WHR), and…”
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Genetic influences and grip strength norms in the NHLBI twin study males aged 59-69 by Reed, T, Fabsitz, R R, Selby, J V, Carmelli, D

“…Maximal grip strength was measured in kilograms using a hand dynamometer on 344 unrelated males between the ages of 59 and 70 participating in the third…”
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Prospective assessment after pediatric cardiac ablation: demographics, medical profiles, and initial outcomes by Van Hare, George F, Javitz, Harold, Carmelli, Dorit, Saul, J Philip, Tanel, Ronn E, Fischbach, Peter S, Kanter, Ronald J, Schaffer, Michael, Dunnigan, Ann, Colan, Steven, Serwer, Gerald

“…A multicenter prospective study was designed and implemented to assess the short- and longer-term results and risks associated with radiofrequency (RF)…”
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