Giuseppe BarisanoBavrina BigjahanGrant D. SchleiferMaria AshnaWendy J. MackM. Linda SutherlandJames D. SutherlandChui HcMeng LawThomas Fischbach2026-03-222026-03-22202610.1161/jaha.125.043028https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.125.043028https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/79539Despite the physically active subsistence lifestyle and the low rates of typical cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease, intracranial vascular calcifications are common in these Bolivian Amerindian people, suggesting that alternative factors may contribute to intracranial arteriosclerosis and a novel dementia phenotype.enMedicineObservational studyIndigenousArteriosclerosisInternal medicineStroke (engine)Risk factorCardiologyEpidemiologyDementiaHigh Prevalence of Cerebrovascular Calcifications and Clinical Correlates in Indigenous Bolivian ForagerāHorticulturalists: A PopulationāBased Observational Studyarticle