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José A. Luchsinger
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 267
Citations - 21579
José A. Luchsinger is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 231 publications receiving 19153 citations. Previous affiliations of José A. Luchsinger include Columbia University Medical Center & University of California, Davis.
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Plasma Homocysteine and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
TL;DR: Plasma homocysteine levels measured at baseline were not related to MCI or its subtypes in an elderly multiethnic cohort and there was no specific association with the amnestic or non-amnestic subtype of MCI in crude or adjusted models.
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Relation of plasma lipids to all-cause mortality in Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic elders
Jennifer L. Akerblom,Rosann Costa,José A. Luchsinger,Jennifer J. Manly,Ming-Xin Tang,Joseph H. Lee,Richard Mayeux,Nicole Schupf +7 more
TL;DR: Hispanic ethnicity modifies the associations between lipid levels and all-cause mortality in the elderly, and had the best overall survival, followed by African-Americans and Whites.
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Sociodemographic Correlates of Cognition in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Annette L. Fitzpatrick,Stephen R. Rapp,José A. Luchsinger,Felicia Hill-Briggs,Alvaro Alonso,Rebecca F. Gottesman,Hochang Lee,Mercedes R. Carnethon,Kiang Liu,Kayleen Williams,A. Richey Sharrett,Alexis C. Frazier-Wood,Constantine G. Lyketsos,Teresa E. Seeman +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the methodology utilized to evaluate cognitive function in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and present preliminary results by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
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Coronary artery calcium and risk of dementia in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Akira Fujiyoshi,Akira Fujiyoshi,David R. Jacobs,Annette L. Fitzpatrick,Alvaro Alonso,Daniel A. Duprez,A. Richey Sharrett,Teresa E. Seeman,Michael J. Blaha,José A. Luchsinger,Stephen R. Rapp +10 more
TL;DR: Higher baseline CAC was significantly associated with increased risk of dementia independent of vascular risk factor, APOE-&egr;4, and incident stroke, consistent with a hypothesis that vascular injuries play a role in the development of dementia.
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Characteristics and mental health of Hispanic dementia caregivers in New York City
José A. Luchsinger,Dante Tipiani,Gabriela Torres-Patiño,Stephanie Silver,Joseph P. Eimicke,Mildred Ramirez,Jeanne A. Teresi,Mary S. Mittelman +7 more
TL;DR: Caregiver comorbidities and satisfaction with social support may be targets for intervention that could improve caregiver burden and depressive symptoms among Hispanic caregivers.