Aim: Create an ECG-based model to predict dementia and compare its performance with the existing Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Dementia (CAIDE) model.
Methods And Results: Participants without prevalent dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study were studied. Visit 4 (V4) (1996-98, mean age, 62 years) and V5 (2011-13, mean age, 75 years) were used as baselines.
Objectives: Traditional methods for β-thalassemia screening usually rely on the structural integrity of hemoglobin (Hb), which can be affected by the hemolysis of red blood cells and Hb degradation. Here, we aim to develop a reliable and high throughput method for rapid detection of β-thalassemia using dried blood spots (DBS).
Methods: Hb components were extracted from a disc (3.