The significance of new onset anxiety on health outcomes among women with cardiovascular disease: a Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort study Females report the most severe anxiety symptoms post-cardiac event and demonstrate poorer prognoses than... Learn More
Sex differences in the association between vascular risk factors and cognitive decline and the impact of menopause and hormonotherapy Given that there is still no treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, studying its prevention is... Learn More
Improving cardiovascular disease prediction with AI-enabled ECGs and retinal images using the CLSA cohort This project aims to revolutionize cardiovascular disease (CVD) prediction using the Canadian Longitudinal Study... Learn More
Health deficit accumulation in relation to cardiovascular disease burden Frailty in cardiovascular disease is a problem related to poor quality of life, hospital... Learn More
Degenerative protein modifications (DPMs) as molecular mediators connecting socio-demographic profile to the onset of age-related diseases We have identified a set of degenerative protein modifications (DPMs) in patients’ tissues, resulting... Learn More
Broad and deep longitudinal analysis in neurodegenerative disease (BRAIN): Identifying and predicting trajectories of decline in cognitive and physical function using data from CLSA linked to routinely collected health system data (follow-up) Declines in various aspects of cognition such as memory, language skills and reasoning are... Learn More
Investigating the links between cardiovascular risk factors, retinal vascular changes, and cardiovascular events in the CLSA Studying retinal vascular changes is advantageous for assessing an individual’s small vessel health for... Learn More
Examining the association between rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease in middle-age and older adult populations in Canada Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease which affects approximately 1.2% of Canadians;... Learn More
Examining the relationships between established risk factors, emerging cardiovascular risk markers and functional health in aging Canadians, using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Learn More
Do group differences in cardiovascular risk profiles impact the effect of lifestyle interventions on cognition? Learn More
