The effects of ramipril in individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease: results of a pilot clinical trial.

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Published in J Alzheimers Dis on January 01, 2012

Authors

Whitney Wharton1, James H Stein, Claudia Korcarz, Jane Sachs, Sandra R Olson, Henrik Zetterberg, Maritza Dowling, Shuyun Ye, Carey E Gleason, Gail Underbakke, Laura E Jacobson, Sterling C Johnson, Mark A Sager, Sanjay Asthana, Cynthia M Carlsson

Author Affiliations

1: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA. wlwharto@medicine.wisc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Studying the Effects of Antihypertensives on Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's (SEAIRA) | NCT00980785

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