Vascular Risk Factors in Bulgarian Volunteers in Middle Adulthood.

The present study in Bulgarian volunteers aged 45-55 years focuses on the type and frequency of some vascular risk factors (VRF); it analyzes physical data and results of instrumental investigations (ophthalmoscopy, electrocardiography, Doppler sonography) as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study participants have neither subjective memory complaints nor previous cerebrovascular and cardiovascular incidents. The neurological examination and the mental status is normal and VRF are not considered to aff ect their normal daily living.